In response to President Obama's comments,
Mr. Obama all but threw down the gauntlet with the justices, saying he was "confident" the Court would not "take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress."Fifth Circuit Judge Jerry Smith directed Federal lawyers to provide a three page, single space paper on the Government's position:
"I would like to have from you by noon on Thursday -- that's about 48 hours from now -- a letter stating what is the position of the Attorney General and the Department of Justice, in regard to the recent statements by the president," Smith said. "What is the authority is of the federal courts in this regard in terms of judicial review?"I am not sure I buy into "passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress".
I am looking forward to the paper from DoJ.
I also note that DoJ is being asked to turn this in about 48 hours. That would be in contrast to the three months it is going to take our School Administration to decide how to implement, for the Class of 2016, a directive from the School Committee on dropping class standing as a reported performance factor—going with GPA. That Class of 2016 part just strikes me as bureaucratic delay akin to eventual derailment. Time will tell.
I guess those DoJ Lawyers get paid a lot more. I hope so.
Here is the link to the Althouse blog post and comments.
UPDATE: Wednesday update.
Regards — Cliff
We can see that it is possible for the French Presidential Elections to be influenced by Kosovo. Angela Merkel made known that she wanted French President Nicolas Sarkozy elected as the next French President rather than any of the other Candidates for French President. It could be that Germany really does not care, because the Franco-German alliance is the way for France and Germany to proceed, regardless of who forms the Government. If another Candidate should become French President, then Germany can deceptively have others think that Germany is disappointed, and that there will be no Fourth Reich to menace and exploit the smaller Continental European Countries, but the reality will be different. The other Candidate appears to not be saying much, except the Me Too to the popular Policies of Sarkozy, and only saying the minimum, because he may know that these Videos on Kosovo in the French Language a week before the first round of Voting will tell the French People that Sarkozy has Dishonoured France and the French People.
ReplyDeleteIt will however, affect Sarkozy and his Political Party, even if it does not affect the Franco-German domination of Continental Europe. We all know that there will be a Presidential Election in France soon, and that the French People are Honourable people, and that they value their Honour, because the French People are not Nazis as Sarkozy and Merkel think. There could be certain groups who will put a Video in the French Language of Kosovo on the Internet to prove to the French People that President Sarkozy has Dishonoured France and he has Dishonoured the French People.
These groups may not necessarily be European Governments of the smaller Countries, because many of them could be Puppets of Germany, but they could be ordinary citizens who do not like the menace or exploitation of the Fourth Reich. I basically think that the time to judge the Government is during their time in Office, and not during the Campaign Election. The Politicians know that Most People have short memories, and that they will only concentrate on the smoke and mirrors of what the promises of different Parties and Candidates are. I know that it is extremely difficult for Voters to not be influenced by Election Promises, because History proves that People are as experienced in the ways of deceptive Politicians, as they really should be. Sarkozy said late last year and before the Presidential Elections, that France must be more like Germany.
However, now that it is the Election Campaign, and a time to lie and lie big, Sarkozy says that he wants a Europe that protects its citizens, and that he no longer wants this savage competition. The possible group or groups who make this Video in the French Language, and place it on the Internet would want Sarkozy to lose on the first round of Voting on 22 April 2012. They would want this because, they think that they might be able to have Angela Merkel and her Party lose the next German Election, because of using a German Language Video of Kosovo on the Internet during the next German Elections. They may be right, but they should realize that it will not change Germany regardless of who the Government is. This is because German interests define German policy, but they may be satisfied with taking the credit for Angela Merkel and her Party lose the Election, because the German People cannot have blatant Nazis in power, and they need the Opposition Parties who are more subtle, and not stained by the Kosovo affair.
ReplyDeleteIt could be that French President Nicolas Sarkozy, may say that France wants the Kumanovo Agreement scrapped, and Germany may also ask America to do them this favour as a NATO Ally, but will Sarkozy and Merkel mean it after the French Presidential Election, and even the upcoming Serbian Elections. We know that in the past, France did actually leave NATO, because of a disagreement, and we know that France later rejoined NATO, and the French left NATO over a matter concerning Honour. We know that America and the European Union will do a lot to help Tadic and Dacic win the Elections, because they are there Puppets. It could that they may scrap the Kumanovo Agreement to help their Puppets win the Elections, because they know that even as things can be done before the Elections, they can also be undone after the Elections. There are Many People who hope that the French Voters ignore all promises made by all Political Parties during their Election Campaign.
This is because the real truth of the Political Parties is their attitudes and actions between Election Campaigns, and not at the Election Campaign, because Election time that is the time they lie big, and only during Government or Opposition is when they are more honest, as History repeatedly proves. This is because the Wise will assume that they will all be unable to fulfil their Economic Policies, and this Election Theme, is: It Is Time For A Change. The French Voters should know that Sarkozy may dishonour France and they may dishonour the French People, because of their attitudes concerning Serbia’s Province of Kosovo.
Do the first two comments seem off-topic? Normally I would say yes, but I am sitting at the kitchen table with a copy of the latest Economist open to an article on the French Presidential Election. Yesterday, at Barnes and Noble, the cover caught my attention—"France in denial: The West's most frivolous election". Like a French impressionist painting, two men, one obviously Sarko and the other his opponent, and two women. One is nude. It is a French impressionist painting. Perhaps she is supposed to be Marine Le Pen, but Ms Le Pen is a blond and this woman is a brunette. I am going with Ann Sinclair.
ReplyDeleteIn one point I would disagree with Anon. France never left NATO. France left the "Military Side", but not the North Atlantic Alliance itself.
Regards — Cliff