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chknltl

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51. They are baffled...many here are baffled too!

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2012, 10:39 PM

Apr 2012

We have been told our whole life that we have three co-equal branches of government. Before our very eyes we can see that
one leg of the three can overturn the will of the other two-in essence making that leg of our government more powerful than the other two legs combined! Worse yet, that particular leg of government is not answerable to the citizenry that it 'governs'.

This refutes that todays America has a government Of, By and For it's people. Instead we have two co-equal branches of government answerable to its citizenry overseen by a small group of judges who make decisions for us but not by us. I do not see this as a fair way to be governed.

"Obama Care" will defend the citizenry from pandemics better than anything proposed by the gop. Should we ever be attacked by terrorists using bio-weapons the citizenry of America would be stuck fending for themselves in underfunded hospitals and overburdened ERs under the gop plans. Imo, the gop is fighting to weaken national security and the SCOTUS is complicit.

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Europe Is Baffled by the U.S. Supreme Court [View all] liberal N proud Apr 2012 OP

Europe needs to get in line for bafflement.... NRaleighLiberal Apr 2012 #1

Most of us here in the USA are baffled as well. CottonBear Apr 2012 #2

healthcare will be the issue in the 2012 election lovuian Apr 2012 #55

I am baffled by the Supreme Court. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2012 #3

I'm not. Joe Bacon Apr 2012 #15

And the kochroaches and Rove and his sycophants. n/t Smilo Apr 2012 #79

Supreme Corruption should not be baffling Hawkowl Apr 2012 #4

Good point, they have no voters to represent. Rex Apr 2012 #5

If that was done at the lower courts there would be investigations of corruption LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #28

Perhaps this explains their bafflement MadHound Apr 2012 #6

B-I-N-G-O 99th_Monkey Apr 2012 #7

Pack Congress with Democrats in November and everything can and will be corrected. xtraxritical Apr 2012 #52

I like the way you think. From your lips to God/dess' ears. ~nt 99th_Monkey Apr 2012 #62

Vote for Dems, and then give them hell every day until they clean up the mess... Maineman Apr 2012 #83

+1 Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #17

Ding ding we have a winner malaise Apr 2012 #23

Thank you. woo me with science Apr 2012 #45

we live in a sociopathic country... prime environment for fascism fascisthunter Apr 2012 #49

Not just "watch you die," but cheer loudly at the prospect! nt tblue37 Apr 2012 #67

Providing health care is an affront to liberty at the same time forced strip Ed Suspicious Apr 2012 #8

i hear if you have an airline ticket.... happerbolic Apr 2012 #16

and I'm baffled by the idiotic American commenters on news.yahoo.com provis99 Apr 2012 #9

Yahoo commenters excel in idiocy... markpkessinger Apr 2012 #57

There's no surprise in that. They're still surprised WE decided to move "across the pond"... cherokeeprogressive Apr 2012 #10

Actually, they're probably pretty happy we did these days. marmar Apr 2012 #37

That's right, they unloaded all their criminally insane and religious zealots. xtraxritical Apr 2012 #53

Its like turkey's voting for Christmas Spacedog1973 Apr 2012 #11

Why are they baffled? The US is the ONLY country in the world with a party as extreme as the GOP BanTheGOP Apr 2012 #12

I gave the Reublican party the benefit of the doubt maddiemom Apr 2012 #40

+1000 Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2012 #50

I agree - close to treason socialindependocrat Apr 2012 #61

Sociopathic behavior, chervilant Apr 2012 #72

The U.S. Is Baffled By The U.S. Supreme Court... WillyT Apr 2012 #13

Who cares what they think Ter Apr 2012 #14

Its nothing to do with the constitution Spacedog1973 Apr 2012 #18

+1 treestar Apr 2012 #22

+1 Daniel537 Apr 2012 #81

How dare they!!! qb Apr 2012 #19

Europe needs to call Thom Hartmann. Octafish Apr 2012 #20

Well we go by the rule of law as expressed in the Constitution treestar Apr 2012 #21

Exactly. BB_Troll Apr 2012 #43

That our government doesn't have the power to guarantee health care geek tragedy Apr 2012 #74

We would and the planet would be better off if we all took followed Europe`s lead in libtodeath Apr 2012 #24

Absolutely agree! maddiemom Apr 2012 #41

Nothing this Supreme Court does surprises me BootinUp Apr 2012 #25

Well it is a no brainer, the SCOTUS is controlled Rex Apr 2012 #26

This is why emerging democracies don't want to model their constitutions on the U.S. Constitution. CTyankee Apr 2012 #27

The irony of it malthaussen Apr 2012 #29

The court needs to be bigger.n/t Horse with no Name Apr 2012 #46

Think so? Congress is pretty big malthaussen Apr 2012 #47

Just take a look at some of the article replies,,,, benld74 Apr 2012 #30

One can get brain damage from reading those comments. nt DocMac Apr 2012 #35

Too bad a German court could not strike down Hitler's 1933 Enabling Act Nye Bevan Apr 2012 #31

Or they could enable it liberal N proud Apr 2012 #32

I'll Never "get over it" maddiemom Apr 2012 #42

"The US Supreme Court would prevent this kind of thing from happening in the US." sudopod Apr 2012 #56

Yeah me too, only I'm baffled as to why most Autumn Apr 2012 #33

Some of us as well. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #34

can you imagine the mess if SCOTUS were electable seats? starfox172 Apr 2012 #36

How sensible! librechik Apr 2012 #38

I see the usual parade of "Kiss My Flag, damn Europeans" reactionary posts attacking the OP..... marmar Apr 2012 #39

USA! USA! USA! Pachamama Apr 2012 #44

Freedumb! Freedumb ain't free! provis99 Apr 2012 #60

What exactly are they right about? Daniel537 Apr 2012 #82

How does ensuring all citizens have access to affordable healthcare not meet..... Swede Atlanta Apr 2012 #48

They are baffled...many here are baffled too! chknltl Apr 2012 #51

Almost by design - it was doomed to get dumped by these Supreme Courtisans upi402 Apr 2012 #54

This is the same Supreme Court that said that money is free speech. Initech Apr 2012 #58

Most Europeans would be opposed to Obamacare if they knew what it was Lars77 Apr 2012 #59

Welcome to USA. In Europe you get sick. IN USA sick gets YOU! Taverner Apr 2012 #63

Repeat this over and over. WHEN CRABS ROAR Apr 2012 #64

So are the sane people of this country ailsagirl Apr 2012 #65

Yes, the eyes of the world are on the SCOTUS caseymoz Apr 2012 #66

constitutional right to affordable healthcare . . . mzteris Apr 2012 #68

What is even more baffling Bassic Apr 2012 #69

The court will most likely rule in favor of big insurance and let the law stand, screwing the rest grahamhgreen Apr 2012 #70

Pretty much. Bassic Apr 2012 #71

Exactly. You can tell who their buddies are by the "friends of the court" briefs. pampango Apr 2012 #77

So you favor repealing guaranteed issue and community rating then. geek tragedy Apr 2012 #75

No necessarily, just means less profits grahamhgreen May 2012 #84

Join the club already! Typical NYC Lib Apr 2012 #73

I think Europeans are baffled by many things about America, meeksgeek Apr 2012 #76

Republicans set the bar very low for Democrats DaveJ Apr 2012 #78

All this commentary will do ut oh Apr 2012 #80