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Given the crushing determinative weight of this U.S. Supreme Court decision to direct the world (by extension of the US powers) by the people’s vote or by corporate interests, it is a relief for the moment that our President, who like Zinn, would object and criticize newly formed law.

To writers questioning the timing or necessity of President Obama’s criticism of the Supreme Court, remember the days of January 27 through 28th, of that decision, as special days in US and world history for the sake of history. President Obama’s recommendation to form legislation to correct the erroneous decision is a call not just to remember the history of struggle, but also to learn and act to secure freedoms.

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-205.pdf

Because the mainstream media has given Obama a pass for so long, he believes he can say whatever he chooses and will not be called on it. He wants no one to contribute money except the unions because they are his puppets. I see that Sotomayor fell in line like she was supposed to. Democrats (liberals) have been known to eat their own, as was clearly evident with Obama and the Clintons playing the race card in the 2008 primary. With the election of Scott Brown to the Senate, watch Obama start throwing his supporters under the bus like he did his grandmother. These political animals cling to their positions like junkies to the pipe.

He may be mouthing 'not true' but here is what Ralph Nader thinks. See "The Supremes .... "

http://ofthisandthat.org/Commentary.html

THANK YOU President Obama for calling them out and speaking up when officials in our government are blantantly abusing their powers. It took a lot of guts to speak up and speak the truth.
Maybe if someone more people in government had the guts to shine more lights on cockroaches like Alito - they wouldn't be able to pull their dirty back room deals.
Public shaming of sycophants. We love it. Keep it up!

I don't know about anyone else, but I think the republicans continue to show an immaturity and disrespect toward Pres. Obama that reminds me of a bunch of defiant 12 yr olds, sort of like the dimwits making fun of the "smart guy" in school. They sat there making faces and shaking their heads to a point that I was embarassed that these people even represent our government. All I can say is if most Independents(of which I am one) truly think today's republican party should be allowed to again govern this country, then they need to have their values, judgment, and their heads examined.
OBAMA 2012 :O)

If this was a just world, Alito would be in jail for lying under oath.

One of the comedians said he didn't mouth "not true"
what he did say was "nachos"

Anyway, it was not proper for the President to say that at the
SOTU address.
He tried to humiliate the Supreme Court because he didn't like
their decision.
How many times do a lot of us feel the same way, but the Justice's
are the people who make the decisions.
Same thing goes on in Congress....win some...lose some...
Still fighting over Roe/Wade and look how long ago that decision was made....some happy and some not...and so it goes.

Would you have wanted him to be as BOLD as Joe Wilson? I say, "YES!"

Hey Alito: You can mouth "Not True" all you want. But mouthing it doesn't make it so.

From the LA Times 01/22/2010: "Reporting from Washington — Overturning a century-old restriction, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that corporations may spend as much as they want to sway voters in federal elections."

So unless you've developed a new language for yourself, it would appear that Obama's comments ARE TRUE!

Many American corporations have foreign nationals as CEOs and members of their boards. These are the people who will decide how their corporations will spend money. Yes, the Supreme Court just made it easier for foreign nationals to be buying American elections. Not to mention the only persons with access to this method of free speech are the Financial Aristocracy of the world. This is a special right, an extra right that is only for the wealthy. The court is so "constructionist" that they want America to go back to a time when only landed gentry could vote.

Paraphrasing Obama... 'a Supreme Court decision will allow foreign corporations to spend in U.S. elections.'

This from factcheck.org... "... it actually did not address a law still on the books forbidding any foreign-based corporation from spending on electioneering here."

Perhaps Alito was responding to that specific assertion, which it appears Obama got wrong.

Ok. Let me understand the issue. Is it that The President did not have the right to say what he did?
Is it that people did not like what he said?
Or is it the messanger?
Many others have very openly gone after The Supreme court. Even to hold an entire press conference. Obama just spoke on his issue passionately. Here r others that believe speaking their mind to the US Supreme Court is ok. Someone please tell me why its an issue now!

TITLE: President Bush disagrees with Supreme Court ruling
PUBLISHED: Thu, 12 Jun 2008
DESCRIPTION: (Alison King, NECN) - For years, the prison at Guantanamo Bay Cuba has been a controversial holding pen for terrorist suspects
http://multimedia.boston.com/m/20159918/president-bush-disagrees-with-supreme-court-ruling.htm

BUSH STRONGLY DISAGREES with recent SUPREME COURT DECISION!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niuV_mhvalc

McCain blasts ruling on Guantanamo
He calls decision 'one of the worst' in US history
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/06/14/mccain_blasts_ruling_on_guantanamo/

Attorney general criticizes Supreme Court's Guantanamo ruling, says won't halt military trials
AP Worldstream | June 13, 2008 | MARK SHERMAN | Copyright
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1A1-D9196FQ00.html

McCain Criticizes Supreme Court's Guantanamo Detainee Ruling
By Nadine Elsibai and Hans Nichols
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&si;d=aQ309MFvgmeE&refer;=home

We the undersigned do hereby concur that the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission–giving corporations the ability to directly give money to candidates for federal office under the Constitution’s First Amendment, though provided under the guise of freedom of speech, is tantamount to an act of subversion against the United States.

We further believe that the five majority justices in that decision should be investigated by the Department of Justice and/or any such judicial entities as necessary. America simply cannot allow corporations and/or foreign entities the same rights and privileges as American citizens, or the ability to manipulate the election process or undermine our sovereignty as a nation, for their corporate and/or foreign governmental political agenda.

We further urge congress to move for the immediate impeachment of the five justices in majority relative to that decision for reasons of subversion, high crimes and misdemeanors, and acts of sedition. We further urge Congress to immediately enact measures to counter, reverse, and make moot their decision.

Additionally, we petition the President of the United States to issue an Executive Order making moot their decision and, to demand Congress put forth a Constitutional Amendment limiting Supreme Court Justices terms to four years, and take effect immediately and be retroactive.

We have nobody but ourselves to thank for the pickle that we are in. Reagan elected twice, three Bushes elected - the result is that their appointments now dominate our Supreme Court. The major litmus test for each of the 5 appointments was Roe v Wade. We had better brace ourselves for the assault that is coming.
The beauty of these know nothing judges is that they can hide behind the 1st ammendment or second ammendment when it is convenient.
The fact is that the Constitution was written by America's Aristocracy some 250 years ago. Todays "strict constructionists" know full well that the document was written as a living document, not tablets found by a burning bush(no pun intended). The framers could never have imagined how broken our political system has become, or the power that $$$ and modern advertising have.
Alito, Roberts, Scalia, Thomas are classic conservative legislators, who never had to be elected. They are trying desperately to hang on to notions that are from the past, that have proven to be ficticious.
I believe that we need a new Constitutional Congress convened. This living document needs a tune up. Without some modernization, our Constitution is being used as an impediment to freedom and liberty, not the instrument that it was intended to be.

It'sThe Bush Gang Of Five, what else can one expect !!