Mr. Obama said that it would be unprecedented for the Supreme Court to rule any portion of Obamacare unconstitutional. Where did he go to law school again? Does the president have access to the internet?
I did a quick search and found this information-- Answers.com
The US Supreme Court has declared a total of 1,315 laws (as of 2002, the
most recent year for which statistics are available; the database may be updated in 2012) unconstitutional using the process of judicial review.
The first time the Court declared a federal law unconstitutional was in Chief Justice John Marshall's opinion for Marbury v. Madison,
5 US 137 (1803), in which he asserted Section 13 of the Judiciary Act
of 1789 was unconstitutional because it extended to the Supreme Court an
act of original jurisdiction not explicitly granted by the
Constitution.
Unconstitutional and Preempted Laws 1789-2002
According to the GPO (Government Printing Office Database):
1789-2002 Acts of Congress Held as Unconstitutional..............................158
1789-2002 State Statutes held unconstitutional......................................935
1789-2002 City Ordinances held unconstitutional....................................222
1789-2002 State and City laws preempted by Federal laws.......................224
Total State, Local and Federal Laws Declared Unconstitutional................1,315
Total State and Local Law Preempted by Federal Laws..............................224
Total Laws Overturned, all governments..............................................1,539
