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jmowreader

(50,528 posts) Sat Dec 15, 2018, 07:49 PM Dec 2018

Two weird questions for you fine individuals

Doesn't the GOP call what Judge Reed O'Connor did (he's the one who wrote the ruling overturning the Affordable Care Act) "legislating from the bench"?

And doesn't the GOP also say legislating from the bench is a very bad thing?

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Two weird questions for you fine individuals (Original Post) jmowreader Dec 2018 OP

Haha. No no no. Flaleftist Dec 2018 #1

IOKIYAR MiniMe Dec 2018 #2

Stop wasting my time with inane questions PJMcK Dec 2018 #3

Yes. That's why many legal analysts think it won't pass muster. pnwmom Dec 2018 #4

hypocrisy from the GOP, what a surprise 0rganism Dec 2018 #5

a.k.a., *ACTIVIST* judge. UTUSN Dec 2018 #6

SCOTUS ruled the ACA constitutional ... therefore UpInArms Dec 2018 #7

That is a problem, isn't it? jmowreader Dec 2018 #8

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)

1. Haha. No no no.

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2018, 07:56 PM

Dec 2018

It's only bad when the rulings favor the left.

MiniMe

(21,709 posts)

2. IOKIYAR

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2018, 07:56 PM

Dec 2018

It's OK if you're a republican. Bastards

PJMcK

(21,995 posts)

3. Stop wasting my time with inane questions

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2018, 09:00 PM

Dec 2018

(wink)

pnwmom

(108,955 posts)

4. Yes. That's why many legal analysts think it won't pass muster.

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2018, 09:02 PM

Dec 2018

The reasoning won't be supported by judges on the left or the right.

0rganism

(23,924 posts)

5. hypocrisy from the GOP, what a surprise

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2018, 09:03 PM

Dec 2018

shocked, shocked am i!

UTUSN

(70,644 posts)

6. a.k.a., *ACTIVIST* judge.

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2018, 09:19 PM

Dec 2018

UpInArms

(51,280 posts)

7. SCOTUS ruled the ACA constitutional ... therefore

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2018, 11:45 PM

Dec 2018

the case should have been returned to them ...

Otherwise any court would be able to overrule those decisions...

jmowreader

(50,528 posts)

8. That is a problem, isn't it?

Reply to UpInArms (Reply #7)

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 12:48 AM

Dec 2018

Lower courts (and this appears to be a trial court, not an appellate court) can't overturn decisions of higher courts.

Before we impeach Trump, let's impeach this idiot judge who doesn't know his job.

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