Barack Obama in Christian Science Monitor

On Corporations: OpEd: Overturn Court's campaign financing ruling in Congress

Even though Obama had ad-libbed "with all due deference to separation of powers" into his prepared text before unloading on the court, this was big-time head-butting between the Executive and Judicial branches of federal government. Some legal authorities worry about this.

In a way, Obama wasn't speaking directly to the court, but to Congress. The president and boosters of campaign finance law want lawmakers to pass something that can limit campaign contributions by corporations while also passing constitutional muster with the high court.