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In reply to the discussion: 'Shaken': Analyst claims John Roberts has been left reeling from immunity ruling backlash [View all]
Hekate
(100,133 posts)17. No doubt, but I hope he never rests easy again
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'Shaken': Analyst claims John Roberts has been left reeling from immunity ruling backlash [View all]
Jmb 4 Harris-Walz
Oct 2024
OP
Yes, please resign. It amazes me that he and the other SCOTUS 5 thought and ruled that a president is above the law.
brush
Oct 2024
#79
Wonder how it would play out if someone sued SCOTUS for ruling that a president is above the law...
brush
Oct 2024
#125
lol! The case (TRUMP v. United States) concerned the presidency, not trump? lol!!
unblock
Oct 2024
#3
Roberts must think we are fools. His legacy is sealed, worst chief justice of all time
chicoescuela
Oct 2024
#6
And maybe the last Chief Justice of all time. No need for one in a dictatorship.
BamaRefugee
Oct 2024
#10
You're right. I didn't follow that thought to its logical conclusion. Thank you
chicoescuela
Oct 2024
#14
I don't think so. That's Cold War thinking imho. 'Murica will just be brutal and blatant
BamaRefugee
Oct 2024
#60
Indeed...I always thought they of all ppl would understand there's only room for one at the top in a dictatorship
PortTack
Oct 2024
#47
Move over Roger Roger B Taney, there's a new worst chief justice ever and he too has perverted the Constitution,
Comfortably_Numb
Oct 2024
#65
He let it go to his head, the power and all he has. Instead, he's turned a hell of a lot of people against the
SWBTATTReg
Oct 2024
#167
And don't forget Citizen's United -- the decision that paved the way for all of the others.
KPN
Oct 2024
#67
I've always thought he's very deep in the closet and the widow w two children he married is a beard. I doubt
diane in sf
Oct 2024
#42
Even if the decision had nothing to do with Trump, it's still profoundly awful
RidinWithHarris
Oct 2024
#28
My point is that denying Trump had anything to do with it hardly elevates Roberts case
RidinWithHarris
Oct 2024
#53
My God, you are so right. Joe Biden has the power and immunity to effect the election in a certain way...
brush
Oct 2024
#84
Who needs Seal Team 6 when he has a Treasury detail in place. Preserving American democracy is clearly an official act.
Marcuse
Oct 2024
#127
Justice Roberts sealed his fate with that one...so many terrible decisions have come from his court.
patphil
Oct 2024
#35
Indeed! Citizens United, gutting the voting rights act and on! He wants to look like the voice of reason..he's not!
PortTack
Oct 2024
#43
He's trying to cover his bases in case we win the Predidency, House and Senate
Tribetime
Oct 2024
#39
Oh like the roe decision? I'd like to think there was a soul in there, but alas there isn't. He knew women would die
PortTack
Oct 2024
#41
He's probably hoping the Orane Hellbeast will win so he can replaced by another GOP partisan hack.
ShazzieB
Oct 2024
#123
I personally don't like when Rawstory is the source because they're never a source ...
aggiesal
Oct 2024
#102
And in my opinion only muzzle loaders and muskets are protected by the 2nd amendment. n/t
mtngirl47
Oct 2024
#135
I bet I know how to get SCOTUS to reverse their immunity decision in 5 flat minutes...
tavernier
Oct 2024
#73
Like hell he "just calls balls & strikes." He's the nice face of the Opus Dei theocratic fanatics ...
Hekate
Oct 2024
#136
He should have thought about that when he earned his current job overthrowing
travelingthrulife
Oct 2024
#91
You'd be amazed. I was. Other people followed the Brooks Brothers Rioters long before I did...
Hekate
Oct 2024
#139
I think I understood it pretty well. There were a lot of references that popped up on Google...
Hekate
Oct 2024
#149
The USSC's reputation has been in the shitter since the ridiculous Jones v. Clinton decision,
valleyrogue
Oct 2024
#96
does "... left reeling ... " mean he's going to jail or is going to make a tangible change to the ruling? thx in advance
uponit7771
Oct 2024
#109
Roberts is a sanctimonious swine who deserves as much scorn for this as for money is speech.
Ford_Prefect
Oct 2024
#110
Bullshit. This horrible person has no respect for the Constitution or the law. He's no more than a partisan thug...
NNadir
Oct 2024
#132
Well John then maybe you need to go back to the ruling and clarify that leading, encouraging, collaborating on
Kashkakat v.2.0
Oct 2024
#146
Roberts lives and works in a bubble. He thinks we are all stupid and easily manipulated. That suggests he thinks
Martin68
Oct 2024
#148
Remember when SCOTUS told the country that Bush v Gore only applied to that one case ...
Hekate
Oct 2024
#150
living in a bubble. So many are just fucking clueless when it comes to reality and truth. (Same as reality)
Evolve Dammit
Oct 2024
#159
what does he think? we're fucking idiots? probably. a child could see past the distorted logic of this opinion.
somaticexperiencing
Oct 2024
#168