RNC Accuses Obama Of Shredding Constitution, Nominating Sex-Offender Defenders

The Republican National Committee launched a new website on Wednesday that accuses the president of trying to shred the founding purposes of the Constitution in profound and inflammatory ways, chief among them: nominating sex-offender defenders to high courts.

The site, titled "Obama v. Constitution," seeks to place a spotlight on some of the more controversial nominees that the president has made to various courts. Going through the language of the Constitution itself, the RNC edits and adds language with a red pen -- under the guise that this will happen if these nominees are unleashed on the legal world.

Among the more outlandish charges, the RNC insists that:

• David Hamilton, who was confirmed to the Seventh Circuit court of Appeals this past November, would change the law so that convicted and released sex offenders would not have their online activity monitored;
• Robert Chatigny, who has been nominated for a seat on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, would prohibit states from forcing sex offenders to register with the government or submit to Internet monitoring; and that
• Goodwin Liu, whose nomination for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has been held up in the Senate, would make decisions that deliberately tied the government's hand in prosecuting the war on terrorism.

The site, replete with foreboding music and new media options, seems particularly targeted to the conservative base, which has led the fight against the slate of Obama judicial nominees (from the high-profile to the obscure). And it provides a rather clear indication that the GOP remains committed to dragging its heals on these nominations even after being badgered for historic levels of obstructionism.

Comments

[SAJP]

08:45 AM on 04/30/2010

"it provides a rather clear indication that the GOP remains committed to dragging its heals on these nominations even after being badgered for historic levels of obstructionism."

Well, Obama hasn't tried to interfere with their right to act like total @sshats in front of 300 million people.

Don't think he's tried to lie them into a war-of-choice.

Doesn't look like he's tried to fire all republican Federal Attorneys General like Bush did with the democrats.

Appears he hasn't thrown habeas corpus out the window for people arrested on 'suspicion' of something.

Looks like he's never tried to expose one of our own undercover agents because they didn't say what he wanted them to say.

Hasn't awarded any illegal no-bid, non-competitive military contracts to Cheney's Haliburton or Kellog, Root, & Brown.

Hasn't held any *secret* meetings with Enron-like companies or Energy/Big Oil tycoons.

He hasn't taken away any gunz -- wingnuts can still arm themselves to the teeth with things like '50cal Hard Interdiction Rifles' and H&K 5.65mm NATO Assault weapons to "hunt squirrels and rabbits with".

He still lets Lush Rimbaud and Ben Gleck hound people into murderous hatred of him.

And, and, and...

So where's the *real* beef Sally?

[Machinatious]

03:01 PM on 04/29/2010

Well God Bless President Obama. That is probably the best thing I have heard that he is doing since he was elected. I am not a great Obama fan to tell the truth and when he and John Walsh got so gushy on American's Most Wanted the President pledging support to the Adam Walsh Act, I almost hurrled...but appointing people to the US District courts who will enforce the real constitution, the one that gives convicted sex offenders the same rights as every other American is good policy, in fact it may even save our nation. What these critics don't seem to get is that when you degrade Constitutional values to apply only to people we "like", then they are degraded for us all. PS I used to consider myself republican too...no more...where is a good Independent...please tell me.

[demsrsilly]

02:37 PM on 04/29/2010

Ok, I know you will have a problem with the source, but apparently the ad IS true concerning chatigny:

http://dailycaller.com/2010/04/29/obama-judicial-nominee-chatigny-i%E2%80%99m-so-so-sorry/

An excerpt:

hatigny said he could understand why people would think he’s soft on sexual criminals. He said he could see how the senators assembled would doubt his temperament. “I can well understand why you would have that perception,” he said to one of many charges.

“It was a learning experience,” he said about browbeating the lawyer of confessed serial killer Michael Ross, a.k.a. the roadside strangler, into claiming Ross wasn’t competent to relinquish his appeals and face his execution. “It’s not a reliable indication of my record.”

Then, Chatigny threatened Ross’s lawyer he would seek his disbarment if evidence came out that Ross was incompetent to accept his conviction. He said Ross’s sexual sadism was “clearly” a mitigating factor and that his obsession with sexually brutalizing and killing women may make him “the least culpable, the least, of the people on death row.”

So bash the source if you choose, but then this is in the record as well. Or was this entire article made up and chatigny was NOT testifying in front of a Senate committee?”

[picaman]

10:12 AM on 04/29/2010

These people have no shame and will do anything to achieve their ends which as far as I can tell is to secure wealth and power for themselves at any cost to the rest of the nation and the world.

[CTtransplant]

01:12 PM on 04/29/2010

So true, picaman! We can no longer afford to allow them to get away with it, either! Fanned.

[dtmfman]

08:02 AM on 04/29/2010

someone please unbadge me....I don't need no stinkin badge....

[keepemhonest]

07:11 AM on 04/29/2010

President Obama will go down in history as one of the best president's this country has ever had.

He signed historical legislation into law - Health Care

He has signed an historic Treaty to rid the world of loose nooks

He sign Stimulus into law - which gave the middle class the largest tax CUT in the history of this country ...

He sign equal pay for women into law

The DOW closed over $11,000 on April 19, 2010 (which the DOW had not done in 19 months)

The Deficit SHRUNK by 8% (due in part to the Stimulus Bill)
- Federal Deficit is running significantly lower than it did last year, with the budget gap for the first half of fiscal 2010 down 8% over the same period a year ago.

He signed the Student Loan bill that will save this federal government BILLIONS

And he has only been in office for 15 months...

[Scent]

03:59 AM on 04/29/2010

Same old, same old.

The ones who have shredded the sonstitution now tell the people that Obama does it.

Every single crime they committed against us they lay at Obama's feet.

How stupid exactly do they think we are?

[wdw505]

04:37 AM on 04/29/2010

dumb enough not to spell "constitution" correctly

[Scent]

05:29 AM on 04/29/2010

Thank You for pointing out the typo. - But if it must be stupidity that makes us misspell and not speed and big fingers I guess it was stupidity that made You start a sentence with a letter that can not even with much goodwill be called a capital.

I LOVE people who criticise an implied mistake while making the exact same one in the very posting the criticise with.

Stupidity is implied and usually not noes fault IF it were true.

Selfrighteous bluster however ....

;o)

[ContraEgoiste]

07:48 AM on 04/29/2010

hmmmm, unable to respond to the context of the post, you nick pick typos.

It's that all you got?? heh

[gurukalehuru]

03:52 AM on 04/29/2010

I'm a little bit too lazy to look it up right now but I'm pretty sure there was no mention of sex offenders in the original constitution.

[IrishLover]

03:02 AM on 04/29/2010

NO MATTER WHAT THIS PRESIDENT DOES :
-
-
- Improve Race relations around the world giving people of color hope and optimism
- Clarify that the US is not at war with Islam but with extremists that wish to hijack it
- Stave off the worst economic disaster since the GREAT DEPRESSION
- Bring, Intelligence, Prestige and Direction BACK to the White house
- Enact Sweeping Health Care Reform Legislation ( a CENTURY in the making)
- Improve transparency, Efficiency and Effectiveness of Government as a whole
- Instill MASSIVE tax relief for the lower and middle classes
- Bring basic human rights to the forefront of dialogue and legislation
- take on multiple facets of reform for the general good of the country as whole
- LEAD
- WORK TIRELESSLY

No Matter what, the te.abag.gers and their Republican Breathren would not be satisfied (.) Period

THEY CANNOT AND WILL NOT ACCEPT THEY LOST THE ELECTION OR THAT HE IS PRESIDENT
...and many (not all ) but MANY ..do not care so much that this President is a democrat ..

- BUT THAT HE IS BLACK.

(in case you missed it ..take the time )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0y4L_Ue5HY&feature=popular
^^ A Question that NEVER is answered ^^

Regards
Funky.-

[gparks]

04:00 AM on 04/29/2010

Excellent post!

Fanned and faved ... AGAIN!

[IrishLover]

04:02 AM on 04/29/2010

thanks friend ..just a hello will suffice :) appreciate it .

[skillz38]

06:46 AM on 04/29/2010

Very well said brother.

[IrishLover]

11:02 AM on 04/29/2010

thanks friend .)

[dpooch]

11:45 PM on 04/28/2010

Are GOP voters so dumb they think a judge writes law ?

[flossophy]

01:34 AM on 04/29/2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfC99LrrM2Q

[NoahVail]

01:48 AM on 04/29/2010

^^^^
Yes.

[Dr Jimmy and Mr Jim]

11:11 PM on 04/28/2010

Does ANYBODY believe ANYTHING the Republican Party says about ANYTHING ANYMORE?

SERIOUSLY.

[MsJoanne]

11:15 PM on 04/28/2010

Nope.

[thegreyarea]

11:19 PM on 04/28/2010

WHAT??? The Republican Party isn't a credible source of information???

Does this mean that the Healthcare Reform Bill won't bring about the Apocalypse??

Can I come out of my bunker??

[IrishLover]

11:07 PM on 04/28/2010

Republican Daily Prayer ( to St. Ronny)

TaxCutTrickleDownTaxGunsAmmoCaribouBarbieSarahBooFearCountryBackCutCutCutTaxTaxesTaxCutFIngerOuchGovernmentSmallSoIsMineTaxCutBooFearBOOBlackBooManPresidentBlackRunBooFearIsmCommuSocialMarxIsmBooVoucherFearArugulaMustardTaxCutFearBooLibScaryLibScaryBooTaxCutFilibusterSayNoNoAgainNoStallFearTaxCutSuntanOrangeMisspelledSignTeaBoobagsFearTaxVoucherCutYellScreamWainnnhBooTaxCutMoreWarMissilesTaxDefenseGoodBooSarahQuitBooFearBoo!

Amen
(Which runs contrary to help thy fellow man)

Regards,
Funky

[Dr Jimmy and Mr Jim]

11:13 PM on 04/28/2010

If only ABC, NBC and CBS would report the truth, as you have, the Republican Party would be extinct. And that would be a good thing.

[IrishLover]

11:15 PM on 04/28/2010

patience my friend ..we are getting there ..steps :)

[Zip Ominous]

11:25 PM on 04/28/2010

You forgot "noun/verb/9-11".

[IrishLover]

11:28 PM on 04/28/2010

indeed thank you .
an ew fan for the clarification :)
#19

[TheCrowing]

10:55 PM on 04/28/2010

They probably think that he used the same shredder that they used to eliminate any evidence that they had brains or scruples.

[Articulator]

10:51 PM on 04/28/2010

George is the one who tore up the Constitution and used it to wipe his backside. There was not a peep then.

[Zip Ominous]

11:28 PM on 04/28/2010

Exactly. Where were they when the Military Commissions Act eliminated Habeas Corpus & the right-wingers' treasured Posse Comitatus? Where were they when the 8th Amendment was clearly violated again & again (for you Neotards who don't read, or know your Constitution, the 8th Amendment is "No cruel & unusual punishment"). The 4th Amendment, due process, being secure in your papers & person (privacy), you name it, Bush (a.k.a. the Cheney/Rove Administration) wiped their buttocks with it.

Maybe that's why they call themselves RapePublicans?

[somsoc]

10:49 PM on 04/28/2010

I seriously doubt that anyone on the re!ch end of the political spectrum has ever read the US Constitution in depth, ever studied its foundations and the philosophy behind it, or understands it in the least. It is even more amusing for these illiterate, uneducated, misologists to make such absurd claims regarding President Obama, after the actions that el Pres!dente' Bush and Herr Cheney took over their reign of terr0r and total disregard of the Constitution and Bill of Rights with their often repeated reference to these documents as "...just some old pieces of useless paper.."