Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, who bested Mitt Romney in more than 10 state contests in the battle for the Republican presidential nomination, ripped into President Barack Obama on Thursday after the Supreme Court of the United States upheld most of the federal health-care law. Santorum unleashed some very strongly worded attacks against Obama, calling him a "very dangerous person" who "believes he is above the law."

"Today's outcome is the worst of all scenarios,” Santorum said in a statement released an hour after the decision was announced. “Not only are our rights being taken away and Americans are being forced to do something we don't want to do, but now we are being burdened with the biggest permanent tax increase in our nation's history. This is a sad day.

 "I believe so strongly that if we do not defeat President Obama this November and elect more conservatives in the House and Senate, our country's future prosperity is at risk,” Santorum continued. “We saw the absolute disregard President Obama showed for the Supreme Court's ruling on the Arizona immigration law, that I have no doubt that he sees today's ruling in his favor as a mandate that he can now do whatever he chooses by any means possible.

"President Obama believes he is above the law, entitled to abusing his power to get what he wants, and willing to violate the Constitution and the oath he was sworn to uphold,” added Santorum. “He has proven to be a very dangerous person to have this kind of power, and if he is not stopped this November, I am fearful that the make-up of this country as established by our founders will never be the same."