Rand Paul Says Obamacare Is Unconstitutional

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Senator has batshit for brains

Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 3:43 PM


It'll take more than a Supreme Court ruling to convince Rand Paul that something is constitutional:


“Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be ‘constitutional’ does not make it so. The whole thing remains unconstitutional,” the freshman lawmaker said in a statement. “While the court may have erroneously come to the conclusion that the law is allowable, it certainly does nothing to make this mandate or government takeover of our health care right.”

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/06/28/rand-paul-says-obamacare-is-unconstitutional

[rurallib]

1. Randy is special

[Bake]

2. Um, Sen. Dumbass, you might try reading Marbury v. Madison

It is distinctly the province of the Court to say what the law is.

Bake

[Igel]

8. "It's unconstitutional" is like "Apples taste good."

Purely a matter of opinion. Both are short for "I think that ...."

That said, not all opinions are of equal worth, although any may be expressed.

"The ACA is Constitutional" is short-hand for "The SCOTUS thinks ... the ACA is constitutional." Their opinion rules. It pays to remember that what they hand down are opinions, just as it does to remember their opinion is merely the most important.

SCOTUS has been known to change it's mind. What was constitutional can be unconstitutional, and versa-versa. If "It's Constitutional" were merely a fact without regard to opinion, then the facts would change. That's untenable.

[Bake]

10. No, it's more than an opinion when it comes to SCOTUS.

When SCOTUS says a law is unconstitutional, that means it is, by golly, unconstitutional. SCOTUS is the final arbiter of what is and is not constitutional, per Marbury v. Madison, and therefore "what the law is," i.e., the law of the land. Can SCOTUS change its mind? Of course. But it doesn't do so lightly, and that is why Citizens United is such an abomination. How long has Roe v. Wade been the law of the land? Long time. It's been chipped away at, for sure. But overturned? Not yet.

Sen. Dumbass Rand Paul has an opinion, and his opinion doesn't count. SCOTUS has an "opinion" and theirs is the ONLY one that counts. But perhaps he doesn't know that.

Bake, Esq.

[sadbear]

3. Kentucky ought to be real proud of their senator.

Both of them, actually. Real winners, those two.

[Bake]

7. Yeah, I'm really embarassed that they are from my state.

Bake

[Harry Monroe]

4. Since when did this asshole become a Supreme Court Justice?

[libinnyandia]

5. Is there something in the water in Kentucky? McConnell and Paul. Mystate has only one bad

Senator, though he is really bad.

[Tx4obama]

6. Rand Paul is an example of why we should never go to eye doctors for constitutional advice. n/t

[MNBrewer]

9. THat would matter, if were Justice Paul instead of Senator Paul

But it's not. Aqua Budda.

[jmowreader]

11. If they would have struck it down, he'd be congratulating them on "upholding the rule of law"

I wonder what he thinks of their Eminent Domain ruling.

[Carla in Sequim]

12. Wow, some pretty dumb-ass quips today

Here is another I found on TPM. I also have a suggestion. Perhaps these nuts should have to spew this stuff in front of a mirror first so they can see and hear the stupid.

This is from Sen. Rubio.....

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on why the mandate is a tax at the federal level from President Obama but not at the state level from Gov. Romney …

Romney “supported it on the state level. Which means if you didn’t like it in Massachusetts, you could move to another state,” Rubio said on Bloomberg Television.
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Really? Just pick up and move is, to him, as easy as snapping your fingers. Wow. And of course now we have to pick another country! I hope they keep this up. Isn't this fun to watch?

[Fire Walk With Me]

13. Translation: "I want to control everything and something's wrong if I don't!"

[Suji to Seoul]

14. Hey. . .Senator Shitbag. You know, you. fake doctor from Kentucky

THE SUPREME COURT RULED IT IS CONSTITUTIONAL!!!

GO FUCK YOURSELF!!!

[baldguy]

15. Saying Rand Paul has batshit for brains is an insult to batshit.

"Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be ‘constitutional’ does not make it so."

Um, yes it does. That's what "constitutional" means.

[WinkyDink]

16. I think the SCOTUS ruled erroneously and even treasonously in December 2000. J/S.