Roberts made some good votes before the Arizona and ObamaCare votes. I think he was on the right side but somebody got to him and got to him a big way.
I don’t know if he was trying to save the “standing” of the SCOTUS or if he was blackmailed, but, until the last second, he was on the right side of the ObamaCare legislation.
Now, of course, he need to change his name to Taney. Basicly he has just made us all slaves to the Federal government (more so than we were).
Wanna give up and leave? Exit tax... hand it ALL over...
I wonder how many of his good votes were in the majority on major cases, and how many were in the minority where Kennedy cast the deciding vote with the leftist on the court? But on Obamacare, Roberts had to be the deciding vote with the leftists.
It's a well known trick to cast a vote to maintain a supposed ideological tilt as long as one's real preferred outcome is assured. Some congressmen and senators do it often. The Blue Dog Dims did that often until their votes were absolutely necessary for the liberal cause.