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Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-N.Y.) said Thursday that the president's warning to the Supreme Court that it would be "unprecedented" to overturn his signature healthcare law was "frightening."

"The President's comments are extremely worrisome. This is like the imperial presidency coming around again â€" to â€" to have a constitutional scholar question the fundamental purpose of the Supreme Court, which is judicial review â€" is frightening," Hayworth told Fox Business Channel. "And I expected better of the president. I am disappointed to say the very least."

The White House was forced to play defense this week after Republicans accused the president of attacking the Supreme Court in hopes of intimidating the justices â€" and suggesting that the Supreme Court did not have the authority to invalidate the law. White House press secretary Jay Carney maintained that was an unfair characterization of the president's remarks.

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