President Obama disrespects Supreme Court

Thank God that the Democratic Party does not control all three houses of our Federal Government. While we can all disagree with court decisions, be it Roe Vs Wade or Kelo Vs City of New London, but for president Obama to use his bully pulpit to attack members of the Supreme Court, sitting in the front row of the State of the Union address, is totally disgraceful.

President Obama.  You might tell the Democratic controlled House and Senate majorities what to do and when to do it but your do not tell the courts how to vote.

Regardless of how you may feel, McCain Feingold has been trumped.

Perhaps the president needs a refresher course in the separation of powers.

“The Constitution safeguards judicial independence by providing that federal judges shall hold office “during good behaviour”; in practice, this usually means they serve until they die, retire, or resign.”
Even if you live at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N/W you do not have any superior powers to pull their strings.

“The President’s swipe at the Supreme Court was a breach of decorum, and represents the worst of Washington politics — scapegoating ‘special interest’ bogeymen for all that ails Washington in attempt to silence the diverse range of speakers in our democracy,” said Bradley A. Smith, chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics, in The Corner blog on Nationalreview.com.”


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