Then why did he make no attempt to codify it with a supermajority when he stated it was his top priority? Why did he include insurance companies in Obamacare when there was no need to and single payer was the obvious, proven option?
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“Codification” isn’t a real thing, it’s cope invented by those who want to justify not taking notice in 2016 when 3 SCOTUS seats were up for grabs. Supreme Court rulings take precedence over Congress. If they deem it to be a matter for the states, nothing to be done but take control of the Court.
aug 30, 2025, 6:46 pm • 3 0 • view
Codification is not a made up concept. The legislative process of passing a federal law to make the protections permanent would be binding in all states, and Obama stated it was his highest priority, until he had a supermajority and said it was no longer one. He did hand the GOP an SC seat however.
aug 30, 2025, 6:54 pm • 0 0 • view
In this context it is made up. Democrats “codified” gay marriage in 2022, but it can still be overturned by the Supreme Court. Just like they overturned the Defense of Marriage act in 2015 when they legalized gay marriage. SCOTUS can strike down laws passed by Congress, that’s its job.
aug 30, 2025, 7:00 pm • 1 0 • view
I'm aware that they can, but that supposes that it will. Laws have a role, and under a just dispensation, the SC will not overturn just laws. When you have a president going 'oh well nothing can be done' when it's blatantly his SC justice to nominate, you get a Federalist and unjust SC.
aug 30, 2025, 7:04 pm • 0 0 • view
Obama governed in a constitutional system. He didn’t have powers to force the Senate to do anything. He could persuade individuals if they were willing, but from Lieberman to McConnell they were not. And he only had a cooperative House for two years.
aug 31, 2025, 2:46 am • 0 0 • view
And if you don’t want them to feel obligated to constitutional boundaries, good luck. That never ends well. That’s what you’re supposed to learn in history.
aug 31, 2025, 2:46 am • 0 0 • view
Again, 'the president couldn't do anything except hand over the country to neo-confederates' is complete horseshit. If it had been a Dem senate and a GOP president, the blood would have been flowing in the streets. Saying well it was our turn but they just wouldn't is why we have fascism.
aug 31, 2025, 4:50 am • 0 0 • view
Big Oil's dog Joe Manchin and the other weak Democrats didn't have President Obama's back or the American people's for that matter.
aug 31, 2025, 8:40 am • 0 0 • view
Again, IT IS UP TO CONGRESS TO PASS LAWS.
aug 30, 2025, 6:03 pm • 30 1 • view
Really? Please explain wtf is going on these days then?
aug 31, 2025, 11:33 am • 0 0 • view
Presidents are just smol beans with no political sway or ability to influence a house and senate with a supermajority. Obama rolled over on Garland and is wholly responsible for the current Supreme Court.
aug 30, 2025, 6:05 pm • 6 0 • view
The people surrounding Obama gave him bad advice. He was a young president in every way and got bad advice. He should have sued to get his Supreme Court Justice on the bench. That s***'s ridiculous.
aug 31, 2025, 8:43 am • 0 0 • view
Foolishness
aug 30, 2025, 9:44 pm • 0 0 • view
I don't know how you can claim Presidents have no political sway or ability to influence the House or Senate. Have you been living under a rock for a decade?
aug 30, 2025, 7:59 pm • 14 1 • view
Fb
aug 31, 2025, 4:01 am • 0 0 • view
Liberal observing a Dem President: 'of course he can't do anything, his hands are tied!' Liberal observing a GOP president laying waste to institutions, unilaterally waging war and throwing minorities into camps: 'It's his right, as the world's most powerful under-deity'
aug 30, 2025, 8:41 pm • 8 0 • view
Who the fuck “liberals” do you speak of? Think you confused the Nazi dumbfuck scum there Blakey boy.
aug 31, 2025, 11:33 am • 0 0 • view
True! It's just that if the other side breaks the law by taking away due process Americans tend not to be happy with that.
aug 31, 2025, 8:49 am • 3 0 • view
Your racism is showing MAGA cultist.
aug 31, 2025, 5:49 am • 0 0 • view
yes just dripping with racism that is
aug 31, 2025, 6:51 am • 0 0 • view