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John Roberts Must have read the evidence against Trump. (Original Post) pwb Jun 2020 OP
Perhaps he's a patriot? spanone Jun 2020 #1
He wants a seat in the pantheon at the very least BeyondGeography Jun 2020 #3
true. spanone Jun 2020 #4
5-4 is concerning to me Johnny2X2X Jun 2020 #2
John Roberts is saving HIS legacy on the Supreme Court ....... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2020 #5
Yep, he is doing good for our country. pwb Jun 2020 #6
I would love Thomas to retire leftieNanner Jun 2020 #7
Alito is no different (perhaps younger). themaguffin Jun 2020 #8
Having more women on the Court, especially WOC............. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2020 #10
I totally agree with you leftieNanner Jun 2020 #11
People here might not want to hear this, but Bush could've done a lot worse than Roberts. GusFring Jun 2020 #9
My take on Roberts: he's a corporate lawyer, not a culture warrior hvn_nbr_2 Jun 2020 #12

BeyondGeography

(39,376 posts)
3. He wants a seat in the pantheon at the very least
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:25 AM
Jun 2020

And I say bless him for that. The country hangs by a thread and he’s it right now.

Johnny2X2X

(19,074 posts)
2. 5-4 is concerning to me
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:24 AM
Jun 2020

This was an easy decision, should have been 7-2, 5-4 is concerning and means that should Trump get 1 more SCOTUS that abortion rights are gone.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
5. John Roberts is saving HIS legacy on the Supreme Court .......
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:26 AM
Jun 2020

as well as the integrity of the Court itself.

With a Biden win in November, I predict at least 3 retirements and women are going to be nominated.

Those are David Bryer, Clarence Thomas, and RBG. That will make ole Sam and Brett a tad uncomfortable. Women on the Supreme Court will make the Court more fair and independent to concentrate on the
Constitutionality of law.

leftieNanner

(15,127 posts)
7. I would love Thomas to retire
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:31 AM
Jun 2020

But he won't while Joe is in the White House. He will go out the same way Scalia did - feet first. He's definitely politicized the SCOTUS during his tenure there.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
10. Having more women on the Court, especially WOC.............
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:35 AM
Jun 2020

will make Clarence Thomas twitch to high heaven, he will more than likely retire.

Clarence Thomas has done nothing for African-Americans with his votes. He voted to strike down Section 4 of the VRA that concerns voting changes and preclearance. Were it not for the Voting Rights Act, his parents, himself, his children would not have had the right to vote. The man is useless. He needs to go.

leftieNanner

(15,127 posts)
11. I totally agree with you
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:39 AM
Jun 2020

He does need to go. He has been toxic from the first day of his confirmation hearings.

He is a walking-talking example of why we need judicial ethics rules for SCOTUS too.

 

GusFring

(756 posts)
9. People here might not want to hear this, but Bush could've done a lot worse than Roberts.
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:33 AM
Jun 2020

I see why Obama wanted to vote for him.

hvn_nbr_2

(6,486 posts)
12. My take on Roberts: he's a corporate lawyer, not a culture warrior
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 01:20 PM
Jun 2020

He's a corporate lawyer who thinks that his primary role is to give money and power to giant corporations and I think he's getting tired of society being distracted from that goal with teabaggers' cultural wars. He just wants to serve corporate power.

I read his Wikipedia article and was surprised to find that he had done some pro bono work for LGBT and homeless people.

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