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NewsCenter28

(1,835 posts)
Sat Jun 25, 2022, 03:40 AM Jun 2022

Fair to say that the Roberts "court" will go down as the most corrupt, extreme and hated in history?

Also, worth noting that there is not an ounce of integrity in JR's body. He is as corrupt and extreme as Thomas. He just has tried to hide it but his record is clear from voting rights to Citizens United to Heller to concealed carry to Dobbs. His ACA vote was a head fake.

Anyway, other courts have made terrible decisions but I really do think his court has set the benchmark for partisanship, corruption and extremism over more than a decade now.

Even Rehnquist, who I hated, didn't eviscerate as many norms as Roberts has.

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Fair to say that the Roberts "court" will go down as the most corrupt, extreme and hated in history? (Original Post) NewsCenter28 Jun 2022 OP
The Supreme Court has officially become the instrument of oppression against the American people. dalton99a Jun 2022 #1
I recognized this in 2000 when I was only 17-1/2 NewsCenter28 Jun 2022 #2
Yes DeeDeeNY Jun 2022 #5
This. Nay Jun 2022 #10
Reactionary Pigs Captain Zero Jun 2022 #3
Absolutely! And to those who refused to vote for HRC...happy now?? PortTack Jun 2022 #4
The name of the Roberts Court will live in infamy. n/t Mister Ed Jun 2022 #6
Roberts #1 goal when he went on the court gab13by13 Jun 2022 #7
Taney n/t Cheezoholic Jun 2022 #8
It is not his court anymore. gibraltar72 Jun 2022 #9
The Roberts court will go down as the catalyst that changed the institution Buckeyeblue Jun 2022 #11

NewsCenter28

(1,835 posts)
2. I recognized this in 2000 when I was only 17-1/2
Sat Jun 25, 2022, 04:04 AM
Jun 2022

The Bush V. Gore ruling was a coup. I was apoplectic and recognized what they were even then. Sad that no one with the ability to fight back saw what was coming the way I did.

gab13by13

(21,323 posts)
7. Roberts #1 goal when he went on the court
Sat Jun 25, 2022, 06:29 AM
Jun 2022

was to restrict minority voting, to abolish the voting rights act.

Roberts is not relevant now on the court, Justice Alito is the de-facto leader of the SC. Roberts had no sway over the court in its abolishing Roe.

gibraltar72

(7,503 posts)
9. It is not his court anymore.
Sat Jun 25, 2022, 06:55 AM
Jun 2022

I agree he was not a good person. I believe he wanted a moderate court. He was handed lunatics to swing balance with last 3 picks. These kind of things will be his legacy.

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)
11. The Roberts court will go down as the catalyst that changed the institution
Sat Jun 25, 2022, 08:14 AM
Jun 2022

Alito's opinion was something out of Crazyville. I do think the court should be bigger. Significantly so. And I think it should be a rotation of Federal Judges with a limited time on the Supreme Court and they would return to their original jurisdiction. And I think there should be defined qualifications.

And the court--and justices--need to be more transparent. This curtain of secrecy they hide behind needs to be removed.

I also think there should be triggers that would allow congress to be a check/balance of SC decisions. In other words, there should be collaboration. The executive branch and the legislative brach openly collaborate. Why isn't the judiciary brach included? I think we need a better system.

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