Gingrich Rails At Supreme Court, Obama: 'This Could Cost Us A City'

Reacting to the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States of America - who recently affirmed, by 5-4 decision, our Constitutional rights of due process of law, accorded by the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America - former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich came visibly unglued, and called the decision the worst since Dred Scott.

[WATCH.]

GINGRICH: I will say, I think the recent Supreme Court decision to turn over to a local district judge decisions of national security and life and death that should be made by the president and the congress is the most extraordinarily arrogant and destructive decision the Supreme Court has made in it's history.

REID: In it's history?

GINGRICH: In it's history. Worse than Dred Scott, for the following reason: The court has now knowingly stepped in, this morning's newspaper say, smugglers had actually gotten the design of a nuclear weapon, that we now have the evidence that people out there had a nuclear weapon design. And this court is saying that any random district judge, based on whatever their personal caprice is, whatever their personal ideological bias, can intervene with a terrorist in such a way.

Gingrich went on to slam Obama for supporting the decision. "The problem with Obama is that he's wrong...He applauded this court decision. This court decision is a disaster and it could cost us a city." Then Gingrich referred to district judges - all of them! - as "nutcake."

Naturally, it's Gingrich, and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who are nutcake, and I wonder if I can sum up why that is any better then the headline of a recent post on Jezebel: "According to Scalia, People Only Get Rights When There's Nothing At Stake." Nope! Turns out I could not have possibly said it better!

Comments

[magen]

If Newt is against habeus corpus, let's wait until there's President Obama and then remove it for CONservatives.

Let 'em get a taste of what they're promoting.

Don't dish it out if ya can't take it .

Don't think "It could never happen to me"

[Fotios]

The Constitution has power over the Executive, Congress and Judicial branches. All three are set to balance eachother out, per the Constitution.

The Constitution clearly states that no person may be denied his or her right to due process. If the president and congress want to change that, then they can make a Constitutional Ammendment, otherwise, they are WRONG for doing what they have been doing.

Thank the Supreme Court - and elect Barack Obama so we can ensure that our country's foundation is protected.

[johnnyjust]

The Constitution clearly applies only to U.S. citizens.

[frumke]

Johnny boy, you need to do some reading. The Constitution is an amazing document. And like any piece of carefully crafted legislation, it uses carefully chosen but different words to mean different things. It uses "any citizen" when it means any CITIZEN, "any person" when it means ANY person, "any person within its jurisdiction" when it means just that, etc.

So, if you read Amendment XIV, you will see that every PERSON, not just every citizen, is entitled to due process and to equal protection under the laws.

Unless you are going to argue that the writers of the Constitution were being careless in their choice of words, and didn't mean what they wrote, I think you'd better go back to school.

[wm1066]

Well in the beginning it was just for white men that owned land ,it has been ammended since then to be more in clusive and I think that includes foreigners in our country.
But maybe you want to go back to 1830?

[TovSquirrel]

Vapid comments from the co-author of the specious "Contract With America"

[GerryS]

The GOP agenda has almost cost us our country, newty-

[RoseL]

Newt,
Why are you offering an opinion? You are no longer relevant, just like the rest of your ilk. You have done nothing to further any positive conversations about anything. So why are you here? Why are you offering an opinion?
Go away!!! Please!!!

[JohnPone]

Has Gingrich walked out on any wives lately?

[hip dibler]

here's the short version of any republican talking point.

be afraid because we are.

cowards.

[protagonia]

+ hip dibler See Profile I'm a Fan of hip dibler

here's the short version of any republican talking point.

be afraid because we are.

cowards.
-----------------------------------------------------------------

You left out "Liars"

[eastutican]

WHY does Gingrich get media attention ? He had to quit as House Speaker in disgrace. He has never had to assume responsibility for the mess that he made of the House. His "big ideas" are Rube Goldberg fantasies and, yes, he is a gasbag.

And he is courted by the media, treated as if he is some political wiseman. Wiseguy is more like it.

And, surprise, surprise, he smears the Supreme Court for upholding the right of habeas corpus which has only been around since 1215.

Again, WHY does Gingrich get media attention ? We have tolerated this type of political gangbanger way too long. He is one reason why we are so deep in trouble.

[RobinSeattle]

Gingrich obviously has a short memory. We have already seen a major U.S. city nearly disappeared, but it wasn't thanks to a court decision. It was due to GOP neglect. New Orleans anyone?

[wm1066]

Add Cedar Rapids, and maybe more towns downstreamto that list.
Thanks Newt for that contract on America.

[Graywolf48]

Newt, (n) a small, slimy lizard-like creature that can live in water or on land. Yes, he certainly does live up to his name.

[jw]

Why is this man still given air time. He considers his own assertions facts, as he does not have any. He has been almost consistently wrong about everything. Does being a willing windbag make you more than good television. Good television now being the term for meaningless crap.

[swift_goat_pet_for_truth]

Newter:

Fear owns your candy a$$.

[charon]

This shows what a sick person Gingrich is, making a joke about Bush's abandonment of New Orleans.

[wanked]

He doesnt seem too concerned about Iowa either...

[smokeystover39]

What's your zip code Newtie???????

[Pyrrhus]

Hey, does anyone know why this moron is on television and why anyone would think it wise to listen to him?