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the court to call them unelected to overturn the law. >> what would be unprecedented, extraordinary step. >> reporter: yet, there have been 159 times the supreme court has ruled part or all of an act of congress unconstitutional. which is why spokesman jay carney today stressed the president meant the court has deferred to congress on major economic law involving the commerce clause. >> e didn't specify what you are specifying now. >> he did yesterday. >> in the original comments he did not draw the caveat. >> that is not what he said. certainly not what he meant. it's clear to most ...

with the impression he had tried to bully the supreme court in finding his health law constitutional. >> it's the reverse of intimidation. he is making an observation about precedent. >> reporter: but the problem monday the president implied it would be illegitimate for the court to call them unelected to overturn the law. >> what would be unprecedented, extraordinary step. >> reporter: yet, there have been 159 times the supreme court has ruled part or all of an act of congress unconstitutional. which is why spokesman jay carney today stressed the president meant the court has deferr...