The Best comment of the SOTU: Obama looked straight at SCJ Roberts

[madinmaryland]

and said that the SCOTUS has overturned 100 years of accepted law, with their decision on campaign finance last week.

He then asks for support to repair the damage from that decision.

[omega minimo]

1. I hope he didn't look directly into Roberts alien laser bolt eyes!!!!!!!!!!

[madinmaryland]

10. Those laser bolt eyes, really looked more like a night light in a bathroom after

Obama put the SCOTUS decision in perspective.

[omega minimo]

14. good. they usually look like pools of toxic nooklear waste

[thunder rising]

21. that's nookulear ... jeeze can't you pronunciate rite?

[omega minimo]

23. LOL oooops!!

"Pronunciate" :rofl:

[The Backlash Cometh]

11. It's safe unless the left eye starts twitching.

When it starts twitching you have an eleven second timer delay.

[omega minimo]

13. ROFL

:rofl:

[madinmaryland]

15. I think Scalia controls that eye twitch switch on Roberts!

[valerief]

2. That absolutely gave me a bit of hope. nt

[madmax]

3. Those bastids needed

a good bitch slapping.

[hatesthegop]

4. Yes I loved it

those sorry smug fuckers

[goclark]

5. He spoke truth to power

And said it clearly in front of the world.

[MilesColtrane]

6. Obama to SCROTUS, "Take that!".

[hlthe2b]

7. The problem is even more serious than thought before...

Former USSC Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has been speaking out about the effect on judgeships, which in most states remain ELECTED positions. This is absolutely criminal. Not only will our legislative and executive branches be bastardized in terms of elections, but so, too our judicial system. She, to her credit, is very very angry about this decision, which actually overturns a previous opinion she wrote.

[babylonsister]

8. Yes, and Scalito and Thomas weren't available??

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x155954

[Odin2005]

9. He gave the bastards a good scolding.

[DefenseLawyer]

12. He could have supported a filibuster of Roberts and of Alito

Of course he wouldn't have wanted to filibuster, that would have been so partisan

[FrenchieCat]

16. He voted against both of them.

That's called action.

Don't know about you.

[DefenseLawyer]

18. Since we didn't have a majority at the time

voting against them was a meaningless "action", but thanks for playing.

[FrenchieCat]

22. So votes only count when one is in the majority?

Otherwise, why votez?

Interesting theory!

One that I reject.

[DefenseLawyer]

25. If you don't have the votes to win then that is correct

They don't count, in the sense that his no vote did nothing to stand in the way of their confirmation. The only way for the Democrats to stop Roberts or Alito was to filibuster. I'm not singling out the President, because the rest of the Democrats in the Senate folded like a lawn chair and peed their collective pants at the threat of "nuclear option" and the vaunted "Gang of 14", but the fact remains, the only way to have tried to stop Roberts and Alito was to filibuster and then Senator Obama didn't get anywhere near it. By the time it got to the floor the outcome was certain. The no vote was at best symbolic.

[madinmaryland]

17. ...

But we are "post partisan" now.

[kskiska]

19. Roberts' Eyes

[woo me with science]

20. GAH! nt

[madinmaryland]

24. WTF!! Is that Roberts or Boner?

:scared:

Please provide an warning before posting that!!

:D

[malaise]

29. He's on anti-seizure medication

Bet your house on it

[tsuki]

26. Roberts has been complaining about the inadequate pay for

supreme court justices. I wonder if he realizes he just blew his raise?

[Donnachaidh]

27. didn't he have the cherries to actually ask for a PER DIEM?

I do remember watching a video where he was told to basically *go shit in his hat* - in the nicest possible way, that is. :rofl:

Poor widdle neocon -- wants some welfare because he can't make it on a SC salary :rofl:

[Ratty]

28. I wish he had specifically mentioned "stare decisis"

Point out what a lying POS Roberts was during confirmation.

[merkins]

30. Roberts really does look Psycho underneath that mask

K&R:thumbsup: