Even Scalia Suggests Republican Judge Jerry Smith Was Wrong To Go After Obama
Justice Antonin Scalia is no stranger to partisanship he spent much of last weeks hearing on the Affordable Care Act touting Republican talking points about broccoli and cornhusker kickbacks rather than examining his very own opinions that establish that health reform is constitutional. Yet, when given an opportunity to echo Republican Fifth Circuit Judge Jerry Smiths partisan effort to undermine President Obama earlier this week, even Scalia seemed to think that was a bridge too far:
He declined to answer a question about President Barack Obamas Monday remarks that it would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step for justices to overturn the challenged federal health care law.
We dont respond to criticism, Scalia said. Judges use whats known as the rope-a-dope trick. Its judicial tradition. When the questioner pressed Scalia on who would provide checks and balances to the president, he said that, We have three branches. They check and balance each other.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/04/06/459469/even-scalia-suggests-republican-judge-jerry-smith-was-wrong-to-go-after-obama/
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