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In reply to the discussion: Hey, Democratic Underground! Thom Hartmann called you out! [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)He did not ignore how the US works in practice, in fact he emphasized it. And for those who are taking offense, they should know that he is a huge supporter of Obama and does not want to see the law struck down.
I think he became emotional and defensive at the media and even here on a Democratic site, deciding that it probably would be. And he was pointing out how the SC has, as Jefferson predicted, assumed way more power than it should. Can anyone dispute that after Bush V Gore?
He would probably fit in very well in the Obama Group here, just for everyone's information.
Basically he was trying to stem the tide of negative predictions about what the SC will do in the case of Mandated Insurance and while he acknowledges that the SC, as it has assumed more and more power, could strike it down, he does not believe they have the right to do so.
In a way he was arguing what many of us have argued about the SC ruling on the 2000 Election. They did not have the right to do it, but they did it anyhow.
It's rare for him to become this impassioned over an issue to the point of calling out anyone, let alone people on a forum like this, but he is afraid of what a SC decision to strike down this bill would do the Election.
Having watched him for years, he is one of the best progressive commentators in the media, much like Amy Goodman. I don't always agree with him, eg, I was never in favor of Mandated Insurance and predicted it would be challenged in court, but I see where he is coming from and I don't get why anyone is upset with him for trying to curb the power of the SC and not see people taking it for granted when we should be challenging it, especially after the 2000 election.