What role might the Supreme Court play in the next presidential election?
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:
Suddenly the Supreme Court is looming large in yet another presidential election.
In the 2000 contest between George W. Bush and Al Gore, the High Court ruled the recounting of votes in Florida - remember those hanging chads - must stop.
Al Gore got about 500,000 more popular votes. But the Supreme Court gave Bush the edge in Florida - and he went on to win the election.
That decision effectively handed the presidency of the United States to George W. Bush.
Flash ahead to 2012. Twice within the last four weeks, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear cases - health care and immigration - that could have huge implications for the outcome of another presidential election.
Start with Obamacare.
Court watchers say the justices seem to be leaning toward rolling back part - or all - of President Obama's hallmark legislation of his first term. The individual mandate appears to be in serious jeopardy - and with it, the whole law might go.
Then, almost without missing a beat, the Supreme Court decided to hear arguments on Arizona's tough new immigration law.
It's no secret the federal government under Presidents Obama, Bush - go back as far as you like - has made virtually no serious effort at securing our nation's borders – especially with Mexico.
Finally being fed up, Arizona took matters into its own hands.
Interestingly it looks like the Supreme Court may side with Arizona. And again the implications could be huge.
Both rulings are expected in June - just a few months before America elects its next president.
Republicans will use any decision against President Obama as ammunition.
However if the president loses either of these cases it could become a perfect way to mobilize the Democratic base, including Hispanic voters.
Here’s my question to you: What role might the Supreme Court play in the next presidential election?
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What's the most useless college major?
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:
With college graduation season just around the corner, a lot of young people are already underwater.
Student loan debt tops a staggering $1 trillion, more than car loans or credit card debt.
It's estimated the average kid graduating from college owes more than $27,000, up 54% from a decade ago.
As a result, many students and recent graduates want their student loans partially, or fully, forgiven.
But that could open the door to the taxpayers getting stuck with yet another huge bailout.
In Washington, student loans have been a hot topic of debate this week, with President Obama pushing hard for Congress to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling to 6.8% as they're scheduled to on July 1.
House Speaker John Boehner says the House will vote on Friday to extend current rates for a year.
All this should make college students think long and hard about choosing what to study. With unemployment above 8%, if graduates can't find a job, they might very well have trouble paying off these loans.
A new study suggests students who major in subjects like health care, education, psychology, social work and business have a better shot at getting a job.
On the flip side, The Daily Beast reports the most useless college majors out there include fine arts, drama, architecture, graphic design, philosophy, religion, English, journalism, archaeology, music, history and political science.
Here’s my question to you: What's the most useless college major?
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