We have an emerging crisis and battlefield developing in the war against America.
With the comments made over the last several days, a new narrative has begun to emerge for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. As he “threatened” the Supreme Court, Obama showed his intentions to run against an “activist” court, signaling he seems to expect (already knows?) that an overturn is coming.
During his absurd rambling, Obama used two important terms in reference to SCOTUS and the ObamaCare case: “unelected” and “unprecedented”
“…that an unelected group of people would somehow overturn a duly constituted and passed law…”
By singling out this “unelected group of people”, the President has begun to play to the uneducated masses. His hope lies on mobilizing individuals to outrage not only at the upcoming ObamaCare decision, but also the Court itself. With no knowledge of how the checks-and-balance system works, it easy to see how many could be shocked that nine “unelected” justices could determine the fate of laws. This ploy is very dangerous and could be effective for the President because of the multiple generations raised under the government-ran public education system.
It is not enough to convince the public that the Supreme Court is “unelected”, as they will not grasp this concept alone. There must be an element of rebellion against the President and the perceived public will. This is where “unprecedented” came into play when the President continued his remarks:
“I’m confident that the Supreme Court will 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.”
By setting the expectation that the Court will uphold the President’s law, the belief is created that the Court has little involvement in government’s creation of laws. The combination of these two concepts allows for the formation of President Obama’s main goal in attacking the court:
De-legitimize the U.S. Supreme Court and show it irrelevant to today’s United States.
The result of this goal is twofold and extremely dangerous if accomplished. The first part is to aid and expand Obama’s campaign message of “It’s not my fault!” It has already been accepted that a “Do-Nothing Congress” portrait will be painted this fall by the Administration, as the GOP-controlled House has put the brakes on their agenda for the last two years. To deflect against the President’s shortcomings and the floundering economy, “Obama2012” is now deflecting attention toward an “Activist Court” as well. In doing so, they will have created an election message that pits the Presidency against an obstructionist Congress and misunderstood Supreme Court.
In a society conditioned to love drama, their hope is that this perceived power struggle will give way to a sympathetic view of Obama’s first term.
The second goal is more threatening to our current system of government, as there is little doubt Obama will go down swinging if he loses this November. If at all possible, President Obama is attempting to place as much public skepticism and doubt around our most misunderstood branch of government.
Once again, due to government-ran public education, it may not be a difficult task. The Supreme Court is not directly elected and is the only branch of government that is intended to not consider the will of the people. Very few realize that the Court’s only intended role is to interpret law and the Constitution, not what is popular or what benefits the majority of the public. As the media drums up an overturn of ObamaCare as “activism”, a potential tide of public sentiment could be created over time as public schools and college classes switch into full courses of progressive revisionism. While this may take years, it has become apparent that liberals are extremely patient.
If placement of anger and fear of this “unelected” group’s decisions can be successfully implemented, the United States’ entire system can be opened for challenge and re-examination. Commentators and legislators will bow to perceived public outcry that the Court is, in fact, unnecessary since laws are passed by “elected” officials. While perhaps losing in the general election, Obama would still go down in history as the progressive liberal hero who began the restructuring of the U.S. government. Again, these changes would not occur overnight, but rather through multiple future years of continuing the premise that the Court is a relic.
If this scenario seems unlikely, then consider that only days after the President’s comments, David Dow from The Daily Beast has already written an article calling for the impeachment of the five conservative Justices if they overturn ObamaCare in a 5-4 ruling. The title of his inane article is, “Impeach the Supreme Court Justices If They Overturn Health-Care Law”. Within a day of this article, Maureen Dowd, who’s vocal opinion counts only to show a look inside the liberal mind, referred to SCOTUS as “hacks dressed up in black robes…”
While some may shake their heads now, this is the playbook and game plan we will be facing this November and perhaps in years to come. As liberal ideas continue to fall short and fail intense scrutiny, their proponents are turning to refocus on damaging or completely removing entire branches of government. With roles significantly lessened, their ideology can thrive on the absence of debate and challenge.
There is one major ray of hope throughout this entire scenario. ObamaCare would have to be overturned for this strategy to play out to its fullest. In this case, no one could deny that Conservatism would have given the first blow in this new battlefield. This overturn could give conservatives the springboard needed to begin to express and explain our constitutional principles and beliefs in a way not seen since Reagan. This is why it is crucial that we are vigilant in relentlessly preaching the dangers of government overreach and praising the concepts of individual responsibility and liberty.
Conservatism cannot afford to lose the battle around the integrity and relevance of the Supreme Court.
The Ohio Conservative 