PRESIDENT OBAMA: "FRIEND OF THE COURT"

By scolding the Supreme Court Justices in his State Of The Union Address Wednesday night, President Obama set the new political tone in Washington as well as the country for bi-partisanship. A new year of working together.What better way of doing that than attacking the court for upholding the First Amendment and the right of American Corporations to air their political views over our media network during elections.

What is their big concern? It seems they fear that since many corporations now are tied to foreign corporate interests, foreign influence may work its way into the election process. Millions of dollars from outside the U.S. could be dumped into state and national campaigns to elect...REPUBLICANS!  Forget the fact that free speech in America should equally apply to the business sector.  I can't find anywhere, except in the mind of liberals, that by owning a business or a corporation you give up your right to freedom of expression, especially on matters that may concern the well being of that business.  The ruling simply rights a wrong and states the same.  Traditionally corporate America gives more to Republicans than to Democrats, therefore if it's good for Republicans, Democrats, especially Liberal Democrats like Obama, hate it.

Since when has Obama hated anything foreign? By openly scolding the court in his address, Obama has publicly placed himself above those who are charged with upholding the Constitution and law of the land. He openly called for legislation to close what he considers a "loophole" in the law. In many ways this seems to be another one of his miscommunications to the American people. After all this is the man who openly embraces any foreign country or power. You would think he would be apologizing for not letting them participate in our elections earlier. This is the man who champions the cause of letting illegals register to vote and lets not forget that he was very quick to extend the full rights under our system of law to foreign terrorists.  As he tries to move the country toward a European Socialist style of government, he now believes foreign influence on our politics threatens our political well being?

This President needs to remember what he has said in the past before he starts speaking in the present. Every time he tries to score points with his liberal base the rest of his message is lost on America. However his message to the Supreme Court was clear and judging by Justice Samuel Alito's response to the accusation it was heard loud and clear. That's something Obama may want to remember. With a 5-4 majority leaning conservative, I don't  think Obama will be seen as a "Friend Of The Court".

NEXT ON THE OUTLOOK: President Obama: "Making Friends And Influencing People"

Edisto Joe

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