Roberts: Scene at State of Union `very troubling'

President Obama and the Democrats had so little class at the State of the Union when it came to the Supreme Court, we agree with Chief Justics Roberts wondering why they were there. It was disgusting that Obama said what he did, but then to have the Democrats who surrounded the Justices act like they were at a high school pep rally made it even more evident that neither the President nor the Democrats in Congress understand decorum or Separation of Powers.

What did we hear from the 'illustrious' lapdog media -- how Justice Alito shook his head and mouthed "not true." It would be nice if we had some honest media reporting instead of the Obama media lapdogs.

We have a few reporters like Jake Tapper (ABC) and Major Garrett (Fox), who report the truth but by and large the media who helped elect Obama are still covering/spinning for him and the democrats no matter what they say or do.

Roberts: Scene at State of Union `very troubling'
Associated Press
March 9, 2010
Jay Reeves

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Obama's State of the Union address was "very troubling" and the annual speech has "degenerated to a political pep rally."

Obama chided the court, with the justices seated before him in their black robes, for its decision on a campaign finance case.

Responding to a University of Alabama law student's question, Roberts said anyone was free to criticize the court, and some have an obligation to do so because of their positions.

"So I have no problems with that," he said. "On the other hand, there is the issue of the setting, the circumstances and the decorum.

"The image of having the members of one branch of government standing up, literally surrounding the Supreme Court, cheering and hollering while the court — according the requirements of protocol — has to sit there expressionless, I think is very troubling."

Breaking from tradition, Obama criticized the court's decision that allows corporations and unions to freely spend money to run political ads for or against specific candidates.

"With all due deference to the separation of powers the Supreme Court reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for special interests — including foreign corporations — to spend without limit in our elections," Obama said in January.
Justice Samuel Alito was the only justice to respond at the time, shaking his head and mouthing the words "not true" as Obama continued.

Roberts told the students he wonders whether justices should attend the speeches.
"I'm not sure why we're there," said Roberts, a Republican nominee who joined the court in 2005.

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