A real legal expert, John Yoo, weighs in on one more aspect of the lack of understanding of our bumptious 'constitutional law professor cum community organizer....
1. " What Hobby Lobby Shows about Obamas Fundamental Abuse of Executive Power
a. ... corporations are persons because Congress said so in the Dictionary Act;
b. Hobby Lobbys right to religious freedom is violated, under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, because the contraceptives requirement for mandatory insurance supplied by employers contravenes the owners sincere beliefs;
c. the government did not explore any less burdensome alternatives to the mandate.
2. ...more important, this case shows the extreme ideological ends pursued by the Obama administration through its legal powers, ....the president pursued extreme arguments in court to advance an ideological agenda....it was to sweep religious minorities into Obamacare;...
3. ...the policy preference of Democrats was broadly at work.
4. ....in order to push its ideology to extremes, the administration had to pursue even the small number of religious-oriented small businesses to force them into the contraceptives mandate.
5. ...that is Obamas fundamental abuse of presidential power. He is not broadly interpreting his powers to respond to emergencies or national-security challenges. He is relying on extreme interpretations of his powers to play small-ball politics and win for ideological supporters.
It is not only a misuse of power, but it damages the institution of the presidency for times when it will really matter."
What Hobby Lobby Shows about Obama's Fundamental Abuse of Executive Power | National Review Online
While the polls show that more and more former Obama supporters are wising up.....13 shut-outs in the Supreme Court aren't enough for the truly brain-dead.
1. " What Hobby Lobby Shows about Obamas Fundamental Abuse of Executive Power
a. ... corporations are persons because Congress said so in the Dictionary Act;
b. Hobby Lobbys right to religious freedom is violated, under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, because the contraceptives requirement for mandatory insurance supplied by employers contravenes the owners sincere beliefs;
c. the government did not explore any less burdensome alternatives to the mandate.
2. ...more important, this case shows the extreme ideological ends pursued by the Obama administration through its legal powers, ....the president pursued extreme arguments in court to advance an ideological agenda....it was to sweep religious minorities into Obamacare;...
3. ...the policy preference of Democrats was broadly at work.
4. ....in order to push its ideology to extremes, the administration had to pursue even the small number of religious-oriented small businesses to force them into the contraceptives mandate.
5. ...that is Obamas fundamental abuse of presidential power. He is not broadly interpreting his powers to respond to emergencies or national-security challenges. He is relying on extreme interpretations of his powers to play small-ball politics and win for ideological supporters.
It is not only a misuse of power, but it damages the institution of the presidency for times when it will really matter."
What Hobby Lobby Shows about Obama's Fundamental Abuse of Executive Power | National Review Online
While the polls show that more and more former Obama supporters are wising up.....13 shut-outs in the Supreme Court aren't enough for the truly brain-dead.
