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Supreme Court is the
biggest issue in this election
Washington Post, by Jonathan Bernstein
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Posted By:KarenJ1, 10/27/2012 10:42:55 AM
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| Ezra Klein argues that the 2012 presidential election is more important than most because it will decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act — and more broadly, the future of health care in the United States. He’s certainly correct that the future of the ACA is at stake, although if Democrats wind up holding even in the Senate or even gaining a bit, then some sort of deal is still very possible. But as important as that is, I don’t think it’s the No. 1 thing at stake. That thing is the Supreme Court. It’s likely that the next president will replace at least one justice.
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It may not be the biggest issue, but it is critically important that 0bama does not get the opportunity to shift the balance of the Supreme Court to a radical leftist court. It's bad enough that "conservative" Roberts made such a horrendous decision. Imagine what a court made up of a majority of Kagans or Ginsburgs would be like. It would be horrifying!
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Scribelus, 10/27/2012 11:02:58 AM (No. 8966885)
Agreed. The courts have traditionally been the socialists' bypass of the peoples' will as expressed in the legislature. Pardon me as I enjoy the Schadenfreude produced by this Obama creature's angst.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Not your typical New Yorker, 10/27/2012 11:05:55 AM (No. 8966894)
It's the biggest issue in every election WaPoo but thanks for playing.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
hotcorner, 10/27/2012 11:09:44 AM (No. 8966906)
Obama and Reid vote present and punt. A court dominated by Kagan's and Ginsburg's would be the end of the U.S. Constitution and the country as we know it.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Cooling Saucer, 10/27/2012 11:15:50 AM (No. 8966920)
To the extent Bernstein is correct, is how corrupt the entire governmental process is in this country.
The judiciary is supposed to be the least dangerous branch of government. But now, because of extra-constitutional rulings, the Supreme Court has become a government within the government, controlling issues it has no constitutional right to control. This works perfectly with Big Government-type statists because way too many voters now focus on matters like abortion and gay rights while disregarding foreign and economic issues -- issues that are far closer to home.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
krause, 10/27/2012 11:30:28 AM (No. 8966957)
I would argue that it is either socialism or free market capitalism.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
hoosier-luger, 10/27/2012 11:44:24 AM (No. 8967004)
Bernstein – the good apparatchik -- would like to deflect the discussion from:
(1) the Party of Generational Theft, and
(2) Obama’s letting two Americans (who fought for nearly 7 hours while his lapdogs watched it in real time), die without help.
There are many things more worthy of consideration than some theoretical ideology.
Like (a) whether this nation will survive. And like, whether Obama is really “for” the “little guy”.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Deedo, 10/27/2012 11:49:21 AM (No. 8967017)
Am I alone in being torn in 2 by the Roberts decision to uphold Obamacare as a tax? On the one hand, I fully expected and desired the Court to discard this law as unconstitutional, as it sets precedent that the federal government no longer has to abide by the enumerated powers of the Constitution. On the other hands, the ruling kept the law active visavis the 2012 election; throwing it back to the legislature and thus the People. Maybe the long view of throwing it back to the people was right in the history of things. If this brings about the downfall of Obama and his commies, followed by the repeal of the law, the question is: Is that better than if the SCOTUS had tossed the law? It might be. Not trying to put frosting on the original decision, but this could be what happened.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
doctorfixit, 10/27/2012 10:55:49 PM (No. 8968443)
The Supreme Court is a political body with no political accountability, which is why it should be dismantled. Since that won't happen, the Court in the next four years then becomes the most important issue in the election. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that Romney will pick any better than the average GOP, which has a miserable record on federal court appointments, both in making them and in not stopping the Democrats. Bush managed to get one of his right, Alito, but he blundered badly with Roberts.
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