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Obama Warns Against 'Judicial Activism' on Healthcare Law

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President Obama cautioned the Supreme Court against overturning his landmark health care law Monday, a move he said would be "unprecedented" and "extraordinary."

In his first comments on the court's historic oral arguments last week, Obama said a decision to reverse the actions of Congress would be "judicial activism," which conservatives usually oppose.

"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," the president said.

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Source: USA Today

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