In the wake of the cellphone privacy ruling, two more unanimous decisions from the US Supreme Court. The first;
The Supreme Court dropped a huge bomb on the Obama administration, unanimously rebuking the President for arrogating to himself the determination of when Congress is in session for the purpose of making recess appointments.
On Thursday the Supreme Court unanimously struck down a 35-foot protest-free “buffer” zone outside abortion clinics in Massachusetts. The justices ruled that the zone violates the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Hobby Lobby decision to be announced on Monday.
Could it be that maybe a little common sense revolution is starting?
One can only hope, I suppose, but I’m not gonna wager any money on it.
No protests outside Morgentaler clinics though; court order prohibits that.
I certainly didn’t like John Roberts’s apparent switch on the constitutionality of Obamacare, but I do admire how he manages to get unanimous decisions, and make no mistake about it, the Chief Justice’s handling of the other justices has a lot to do with that.
Are there Morgentaler clinics in the U.S.A.?
I’m just surprised Roberts didn’t find a way to penaltax the first and fourth Amendments.
Massive, warrantless wiretaps are a violation of the First and Fourth anyways.
No one is more surprised to discover that he is not King George III than Obama.
The msm will have to go back talking about #bring back our girls or maybe the missing plane for awhile, till this news blows over!
So much for the “First Amendment Zone” the Bureau of Land Management tried to erect. This ruling by the Supremes is going to put a leash on that jackboot operational tactic.
This is Obama’s 13th defeat (his 12th UNANIMOUS defeat) in SCOTUS cases since 2012. That’s either an indicator of what a lousy ‘professor’ of constitutional law he must have been, or of how much he’s been trying to turn the presidency into a kingship – maybe both.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/381302/obama-suffers-12th-unanimous-defeat-supreme-court-joel-gehrke
Wait til the next SOTU address. Those justices are in for a real tongue-lashing.
“Those justices are in for a real tongue-lashing.”
Yeah, more public humiliation is sure to get them to toe the line./
At Ace of Spades it was noted that there’s still a “right to work” decision to be made, and within the SCOTUS they often take their turns writing these decisions. Alito is the only one that hasn’t written this year, and I can’t imagine him writing in favor of the unions…
We’ll see.
If there is a split and it’s 5-4 in favour of the unions then Alito will probably be writing the minority opinion.
What we got today may just be a sop from the Left on the court to make a truly bad decision which will hurt the right-to-work movement more palatable on Monday.
I am sure the world will hear all about how disappointed the O is!
Everyone keeps letting him down …. how can this be?
I still shake my head that the Hobby Lobby case has got this far. I don’t know of any “free” medicare that provides complete birth control as that is strictly a personal decision. I suspect it was put into Obamacare as a deliberate wedge issue targeted against certain Christian denominations’ beliefs.
Yes, this Court believes in balances, which makes me fear the Hobby Lobby result.
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I’m with you in that health insurance should not cover birth control, but it does, so Hobby Lobby should lose this one because they should not be allowed to foist their “beliefs” on others through the work place. As an example, I’m dead set against prayer in publics schools because it’s law that kids must go to school. I’m also dead set against some one who chooses a private religious school to be able to demand that there be no prayers. Hobby Lobby would be forcing a choice in a matter that does not directly effect them and does not encroach on their faith. What people does out side of their place of work is none of the employers business. In the same light a Sikh or Muslim employer can not demand that the wages they pay not be used to buy booze. The health care package is part of the wage structure and so the employer should not be able to restrict it’s use.
This is payback for years of insults. Particularly at State of the Union addresses.By the Supreme Court.
They only waited this long till he has lost all credibility. With his multitude of self generating over reach that has made him vulnerable. The million liar man.No more is he the King of the castle. He destroyed that brick by brick.
Obama will probably not know about these decisions until he reads about them in the paper.
There are two Justices that may retire (their names escape at this writing) before Obama is thankfully gone. My prediction is they either step down voluntarily or they and their families die – just another hard drive crash.
Quote/ Yes, this Court believes in balances, which makes me fear the Hobby Lobby result”
Yeah! they may find against Hobby lobby which would force Congress to repeal Obama Care
“Yeah! they may find against Hobby lobby which would force Congress to repeal Obama Care”
Sure wish I had your optimism.Next step by the “one”? Forced sterilizations for guys/gals of Christian faith over 14.You have been warned.