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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Obama, Bachmann Differ On Whether He Has Supreme Court Power

Is President Obama also a Supreme Court justice? Does he wear a black robe in the West Wing? Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., thinks so.

An unofficial dispute broke out Wednesday between President Obama and the GOP presidential candidate.

Stumping in Charleston, South Carolina, Bachmann passionately spoke of defending the constitution saying it's a ‘magnificent political document.' She then quickly pointed out that Obama would not uphold the law of the land as it pertains to the Defense of Marriage Act. The administration stopped defending court challenges to the law when Attorney General Eric Holder advised he believes it is unconstitutional.

"Well, Mr. President take off that Supreme Court robe," she told the crowd. "You are not the Supreme Court. You don't get to decide if a law is constitutional or not."

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Anonymous said...

Oscar Wilde got it mixed up when he said Every saint has a past; every sinner has a future, because its the other way around.
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