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SUPREME GAUNTLET: Obama's Agenda, Arizona Lawsuit Points to Showdown With Highest Court in the Land
With the Democrats in control, Congress is seemingly content with handing many of its powers over to the Executive Branch. Conversely, despite Barack Obama having the rare opportunity of nominating two Supreme Court justices early in his first term, it is the Judicial Branch that seems to be getting under the president's skin; rulings that fly in the face of the Obama agenda continue and there may be more on the horizon.
The latest in a long line of salvos being fired between Obama and the Supreme Court is news that the Federal government has officially filed suit against one of her states – Arizona – over the issue of immigration. Arizona's immigration law SB 1070 doesn't even go into effect until July 29th but this lawsuit portends another showdown between the Obama administration and the Supreme Court, a place where the lawsuit is ultimately going to be decided.
Seasoned lawyer and one time candidate for the Kentucky Supreme Court, Marcus Carey has been watching - with a trained legal eye - the relationship between Barack Obama and the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Roberts and ideological lines seem to be getting drawn. Decisions have been going against the Obama agenda by a score of 5 – 4 lately. One of the Justices Obama would have to replace in order to change that, Anthony Kennedy, has publicly stated he will remain on the court until at least 2013.
Some very visible friction between Obama and the Supreme Court was on display in January, at the State of the Union when the president publicly chided the court for its 5-4 decision in Citizens United v. FEC. The ruling had the effect of striking down a large portion of McCain / Feingold, allowing corporations to express public opposition to political candidates in the form of marketing documentary films. Supporters viewed it as a First Amendment victory. Obama viewed it as an affront to his authority.
Another 5-4 decision that went against Obama was the recent decision in McDonald v. Chicago, which reaffirmed Second Amendment rights by saying local governments do not have the authority to make laws that infringe upon the right to bear arms.
Should the lawsuit just filed against Arizona make its way to the Supreme Court, many are speculating that another 5-4 decision may result. To many conservatives who revere the Constitution, it shouldn't be this close. Said Carey, “It is frighteningly obvious that if given the chance, joined by one more, our nation's founding document could be thrown out in favor of radically different view of the world according to Obama.”
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES MAY BE HELPFUL WITH SHOW PREP:
http://www.latimes.com/news/health/la-na-court-roberts-obama-20100706,0,7184862.story
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/us/07immig.html
ABOUT MARCUS CAREY…
Marcus Carey is a successful lawyer with over 30 years of trial court experience. He is not only an accomplished advocate in the courtroom, but also a trusted advisor to small businesses, and a respected negotiator.
Marc is a farmer, talk radio host, public speaker and fearless publisher of the widely read, and often quoted conservative blog www.bluegrassbulletin.com. He is also a regular contributor to the Internets most exciting source of reliable news CleanTV.com.
As a lawyer Marc has championed cases of major corporate corruption, championed cases for the disabled and stood courageously in defense of the United States Constitution time after time.
Marc has served in many leadership positions within his state bar association as well as having a long history of writing and speaking about professional and governmental ethics.
Marcus Carey is the author of many published editorials. He has been quoted and written about most recently on a national level regarding the federal lawsuit he brought in his own name to advance the First Amendment right of voters to have access to more information about the men and women who seek to be elected as judges.
He is quoted as saying that his purpose in bringing the suit was "to open up the selection process of judges and to create a better informed citizenry in whose hands rests the exclusive constitutional power to elect the men and women who sit in judgment of our lives and our liberty."
He and his wife of 37 years live on a farm in North Central Kentucky. Together they have raised two fine sons, dozens of horses, acres of tobacco, herds of cattle and a yard full of dogs.
Drawing upon his experiences as a hunter, woodsman, sharpshooter and wilderness traveler Marc sees details in the world which many of us miss.
As a professional speaker and trial lawyer he shares his extraordinary experiences in a way which gives his audience a brand new perspective on the world around us.
And with over 40 years of campaign experience, including service as the former vice chairman of the Republican Party of Kentucky, Marc has combined his insider’s view of politics with his Forest Gump like experiences including personal contact with JFK, LBJ, Bob Dole, both Presidents Bush and many other highly regarded leaders into a life which gives him the ability to talk with juries and audiences alike from a perspective and with a sense of humor which is both enjoyable and persuasive.
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