Obama Administration Likely to Attempt to Delay Supreme Court Consideration of Health Care Law
By Melancton Smith • Saturday August 27, 2011 5:38 AM PDT • 1 Comment
FoxNews.com has a good article on the likely legal strategy of the administration on the individual mandate. With the President facing a difficult reelection battle, he is expected to use all possible legal maneuvers to keep this issue out of the Supreme Court for fear that an adverse decision will further damage his reputation. This is but a delaying tactic—the issue will almost certainly be decided by the Supremes, the only question is when.
He will likely ask the full 11th Circuit to reconsider the opinion of a three-judge panel to strike down the law (see our post here), and, if he loses again, wait until the last possible minute to ask the High Court for review.
Tags: Constitution, Law, Nanny State, Presidential Power, The State 
Apparently the current occupant of the Oval Office has no concept of the separation of powers between the three equal but separate branches of the federal government as defined by the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court, a department of the Judicial Branch owes no allegiance or servitude to the Office of the President or the Executive Branch. If “SCOTUS” decides to hear the Healthcare constitutionality case if is within their sole discretion. If the Executive Branch attempts to delay the hearing of the case, they can and should be cited with obstruction of justice amongst other federal crimes.
Steven G. Poyzer | Aug 30, 2011 | Reply