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This is a MUST WATCH. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) completely destroys Kathleen Sebelius’ claim of ‘balance’ over her HHS abortifacient mandate, exposing the fact that she completely ignored seeking any legal basis for her mandate, whether it be directly constitutional or based on Supreme Court precedent. She claims to have relied on discussions from her lawyers on the mandate’s constitutional basis, however she says there are no legal memos to back up that claim, which means it never happened.

This is embarrassing (via PJ Tatler):

In my opinion, for her willful constitutional ignorance, Kathleen Sebelius deserves the Liberty FacePalm award:

Liberty Facepalm Award




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159 comments
snowworld3
snowworld3

Her name tag in front of her states Honorable. There is nothing honorable about this devils spawn.

snowworld3
snowworld3

She is evil...she is one of the worst of the baby killers...........

pairadimes
pairadimes

We are watching the aggressive stage four cancer of big progressive government metastasize right in front of our eyes, and there are not enough Gowdys to beat it back. We need to vote this man a lot of help in November.

VirusX
VirusX

"The separation of Church and State". That, right there, disqualifies her from ever being taken seriously in any matter that pertains to governance, especially on a national level. She has obviously not read the Constitution, and just as obviously does not care about the Constitution and making laws and regulations based on Constitutionality. If she's relying on attorneys for legal advice, clearly, they're giving her bad advice, and, really, you don't have to be Mark Levin, Esq. to really understand the Constitution. A lot of it is plain and simple, with a minority of the topics requiring research. I guess calling her position "willful ignorance" does fit, because she quite obviously does not care to investigate anything, nor to even get competent legal advisers involved.

Dick_Parker
Dick_Parker

Would someone please show this clip to Mitt Romney...

Trey Gowdy should do very well as Holder's replacement.

911Infidel
911Infidel

Man everytime that evil toadie comes before Congress, they open up a can of whoop-a$$ on her. God that woman is an idiot.

Michael Geremia
Michael Geremia

get rid of her when we have the revolution..........

kong1967
kong1967

This is the problem with liberalism. They just "do" without considering the Constitution or our freedoms. The libs that DO consider the Constitution want to call it a "living, breathing document" so they can circumvent it's purpose and say it means whatever they decide it means at the time they want to get around it.

VirusX
VirusX

The explanation for that problem is simple. I was just talking about it, yesterday, with a liberal.

Laws are there for a reason. While some laws may become archaic, they shouldn't be just ignored; you do something about it by having the appropriate legislature alter or strike down those laws. However, when you have a nation, or at least a group (liberals) that choose to disobey laws by ignoring them, just because they don't like them, for whatever reason ("inhumane", inconvenient, etc.), then you have lawlessness, and then what's the point of even bothering to legislate? Sebelius is a classic case of the leftist that ignores laws, when its convenient to do so, and obeys them when its politically expedient, especially when it harms someone else.

kong1967
kong1967

So true. I was arguing before that I don't blame Sebelius as much because she has a background in health insurance, not Constitutional law. Everything she proposed was surely given the green light by such experts, and that's who I blame....and the liberal reps along with Obama. After a bit, though, I realized that it was a mute point because it doesn't make any difference. The left pushed it one way or another, no matter who should have put a stop to it.

MLCBLOG
MLCBLOG

Who is this Gowdy dude? Woo hoo.

MLCBLOG
MLCBLOG

MacSwain and Patriot, Thank you. Glad to see this new person emerging.

Patriot077
Patriot077

He has been really excellent in the Fast & Furious hearings as well.

MacSwain
MacSwain

South Carolina Rep. -- His first term.

Jim Gilman
Jim Gilman

What caught my attention was the placard in front of her says the "HONORABLE" Kathleen Sebelius. Too funny.

NYGino
NYGino

Jim, it's called an oxymoron. And a fine example of an oxymoron it is too!

kclightguy
kclightguy

Whoda thunk it? Sebelius using the classic liberal "ignorance is bliss" defense. How can we have sunk so low as to have people of this type in positions of power?

kong1967
kong1967

I don't so much hold a grudge against her. Yeah, she's stupid and didn't consider the Constitution, but she's being told what to do. She should be given legal counsel and if it's not being provided I think that's the fault of the administration. Sabelius clearly stated she had no legal advice, and if liberals are giving her a job to do involving making law then they damned well better make sure she has access to legal advice. They didn't because they don't care what the Constitution says.

7LibertyForAll
7LibertyForAll

She does not need legal advice. She needs to read and obey the Constitution of the united States--that which she stated a solemn and binding oath to protect, preserve, and defend.....and therefore, obey. She does none of these because she has no interest in doing so. Your comments in a later post nailed it.

kong1967
kong1967

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to make her out to be innocent. Take this point...

When Bush was being harrassed over waterboarding, he repeatedly told the press that his lawyers were advising him of Constitutional law. There can be so many interpretations of the law (although there shouldn't be) that everything has to be passed through lawyers. No one should be making law without it being highly scrutinized, including Sebelius who isn't a lawyer. I'm sure everything she proposed was given the green light by Obama's law team. That's on them because they are the experts.

shumanthehuman
shumanthehuman

Thanks Rep. Gowdy for your excellent contribution to preserving our liberties. A true patriot and someone to watch as our need for experienced, trustworthy public servents expands at the national level.

Vaughn Brown
Vaughn Brown

wow, now this is america fighting back. THIS should be our headline news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is_Sense_Common
Is_Sense_Common

Dang! That was truly an epic schooling! She knew that she'd been beat. I couldn't help wondering why her title is "Honorable Kathlene Sebelius" - isn't that typically reserved for judges, who, by definition are schooled in legalities? I would say there was nothing "honorable" about her stance on her own bill or her pitiful ignorance of our Constitution.

kong1967
kong1967

In her defense, Obama picked her to write the law. He knew she has no legal background and didn't provide her with any (I believe her background is in health insurance). I can't fault her for doing a job she's told to do and her superiors don't give her the tools to do it with. If they cared about the Constitution they would have made sure she stayed within it's bounds, but they don't care.

Patriot077
Patriot077

I think the health care bill has over 1000 references to "the secretary shall" so sebelius will be busily crafting all kinds of rules and laws that do not take the constitution into account ...

kong1967
kong1967

Ah, you got me. Duh. You're right.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

"They should have crumpled it up, thrown it in the trash, and said "start over".

I think they should have crumpled it up. thrown it in the trash and said, "forget it."

:-)

kong1967
kong1967

Lol, the penalty for treason is making an end to discussion? Just kidding.

We agree on it being bad law and it should have been stopped and not considered once the lawyers saw it. They should have crumpled it up, thrown it in the trash, and said "start over".

Is_Sense_Common
Is_Sense_Common

You're right. I hear that they've already written nearly 20K pages of rules for following the initial rules listed in the 2700 page document. Wow. Think of the trees that are being killed mercilessly just for this bill. How do they balance that with the environmental wackos? It really must be hard to be a liberal. I can't imagine trying to defend all this garbage. And it really is just that - garbage.

NYGino
NYGino

I forget where I heard this but whoever said it referred to this as a bill that will never stop being written.

7LibertyForAll
7LibertyForAll

How can she be blamed for crossing the lines of law or the Constitution? Simple. Any ignoramus can read our founding documents and obey them as the sacred oath they freely took insists that they do. Those who take this most sacred oath and who do not obey it are committing treason. Period. What is the penalty for treason? End of discussion.

kong1967
kong1967

No doubt, and that's bad. However, she has a career in health insurance, so how can she be blamed for crossing the lines of law or the Constitution? This is why companies have lawyers so they can stay within the confines of the law. Government also has lawyers and it is their job to advise. I wouldn't think any of her proposals go through without being examined by law and Constitutional experts.....who obviously are looking to find ways around them. I blame them and Obama.

LIBERTYUSA
LIBERTYUSA

...these COMMIES in the Obama regime must that is MUST BE PUT ON the Unemployment line come JANUARY 2013 you all have no option ."(period)

marketcomp
marketcomp

At least they should know important parts of the Constitution. Oh wait, President Obama doesn't even know that.

kong1967
kong1967

Yeah, he does. He's a constitutional scholar. Unfortunately, though, he didn't study it out of respect for it. He studied it so he could get around it and he doesn't miss a beat to do it as often as possible.

kong1967
kong1967

You're a nutcase birther!! Ha ha, so am I, lol. I think it's pretty obvious his documents are forged. But that doesn't matter any more. As much as I wish it would, I think that won't be going anywhere.

marketcomp
marketcomp

You are so right on this one. The Constitution was really designe for outside threats not inside threats and so we have Obama who is most definitely an internal threat. But the game was on us. The framers understood the internal threats by placing in the Constitution that the President had to be a Naturla Born Citizen. Now some say that because his mother was a citizen then that makes hin a citizen and if that was the case then why forge the selective service documents and the birth certificate? He is not a naturl born citizen and this should be a lesson for all of us. If he is re-elected he should be impeached and thrown out of office.

NYGino
NYGino

Know your enemy.

rclawrence
rclawrence

Typical nincompoop just like Holder and the not legal occupier of the white house

Mary
Mary

That was fun!

Mary
Mary

That was fun!

Mark
Mark

BOO-YAH!!!

klaffner
klaffner

"The gentleman's time as expired" is the most idiotic parliamentary rule in congress. Each side should have counsel in big hearings. The counsel has all the time he needs. He questions witnesses until he willingly gives over time to the other side. Like a chess clock. Each side gets equal time.

d1carter
d1carter

Does she appoint the members of the death panels..?