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GiqueCee

(4,758 posts)
6. Worst Chief Justice EVER...
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 01:44 PM
Aug 2025

... may he roast in Hell for his obscene corruption.
Chief Justice Morris Waite, who presided over the 1886 Santa Clara v. Southern Pacific Railroad case comes in a close second in my view, since he opened the barn door for corporate personhood when he said, "The Court does not wish to hear argument on the question whether the provision in the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution which forbids a state to deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws applies to these corporations. We are all of opinion that it does."
But the sheer volume of outrageous abrogations of established precedent ensures Roberts' place as a sniveling toady at Trump's beck and call for the rest of eternity.

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And he gets away without that much blame compared to many standard boogeymen. UTUSN Aug 2025 #1
I am assuming that this is bad editing genxlib Aug 2025 #2
Yes, WTF? harumph Aug 2025 #23
We better do the same where we can. Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #3
Pretty much all Johnnie's fault Picaro Aug 2025 #4
He's just like Alito and Thomas, but it's no more his fault than their fault. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #20
I wish all 6 rethug supreme court judges ILL HEALTH bluestarone Aug 2025 #5
Just what we need... ECL213 Aug 2025 #7
You actually think they would be worse? bluestarone Aug 2025 #16
You're being too optimistic. ECL213 Aug 2025 #19
Worst Chief Justice EVER... GiqueCee Aug 2025 #6
Snivelling toady is right. All 5 conservatives have B.See Aug 2025 #10
Republicans... GiqueCee Aug 2025 #17
Yup, another POS at the SCOTUS helm. zorbasd Aug 2025 #8
There isn't a fourth liberal. So who was the fourth? nt pnwmom Aug 2025 #9
The 4th was RBG, who died in September of 2020. virgdem Aug 2025 #12
Thanks! That reminded me of a sore point, unfortunately. pnwmom Aug 2025 #21
I'm with you on that. Given her cancer diagnosis virgdem Aug 2025 #22
I'm betting they will find a way Bettie Aug 2025 #11
Too bad I don't believe in ghosts. If I did, I would say... NNadir Aug 2025 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author Kali999 Aug 2025 #14
Trump Co-Conspirator and Enabler-in-Cheat Kid Berwyn Aug 2025 #15
The Chief Justice does not preside! LeftInTX Aug 2025 #18
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