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Should We Impeach Chief Justice John Roberts?
the Nation ^ | 11/19/14 | William Greider

Posted on 06/25/2015 12:47:06 PM PDT by illiac

Republicans like to talk about impeaching President Obama, but there is a far more deserving candidate for impeachment—Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court. While the Republicans in Congress have blocked Democrats from enacting much of substance, the GOP majority in control of the Court has been effectively legislating on its own, following an agenda neatly aligned with their conservative party. Step by step, the five right-wing justices are transforming the terms of the American political system—including the Constitution.

They empowered “dark money” in politics and produced the $4 billion by-election of 2014. They assigned spiritual values to soulless corporations who thus gained First Amendment protection of free speech and religion. The justices effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965, even as they allowed state governments to create new obstacles for minority voting. The High Court made it okay to take guns to church and more difficult to keep guns from dangerous people. It rendered a series of decisions that collectively shifted political power from the many to the few.

This power grab by the unelected—and supposedly non-partisan—justices has already produced a historic rewrite of America democracy. But it was done by blatantly usurping the decision-making authority that belongs to the elected government in Congress and the executive branch. The Republican justices are not finished with their undeclared revolution. They will continue unless and until people rise up and stop them.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government
KEYWORDS: constitution; crime; obamacare; sublamation
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To: illiac

YES!


101 posted on 06/25/2015 3:11:56 PM PDT by PATRIOT1876
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To: South40

Yes, when confronted with anyone who thinks we need another Bush presidency, the only counterargument you need are four words:
“Chief Justice John Roberts”


102 posted on 06/25/2015 3:17:05 PM PDT by Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues
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To: Louis Foxwell

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free . . . it expects what never was and never will be.” Thomas Jefferson


103 posted on 06/25/2015 4:02:35 PM PDT by itsahoot (55 years a republican-Now Independent. Will write in Sarah Palin, no matter who runs. RIH-GOP)
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To: illiac

Impeachment? This Congress? Ha!


104 posted on 06/25/2015 4:18:52 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: illiac
Let’s all sober up enough to admit that there are 4 justices who are almost always wrong - and two who are sometimes wrong. Roberts and Kennedy are sometimes wrong, and when they are they wreak judicial havoc. But four others are the ones who should be impeached.

It’s all moot, because none of them are going to be impeached - let along convicted. And if they were, it would only help Obama.

105 posted on 06/25/2015 4:41:23 PM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion ('Liberalism' is a conspiracy against the public by wire-service journalism.)
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To: rlmorel

My thoughts exactly. Not sure where I’d start or who is the worst. All must go.


106 posted on 06/25/2015 4:45:03 PM PDT by generally (Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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To: illiac

It doesn’t make sense to single out Roberts. He had 5 other justices join him in this opinion and order.


107 posted on 06/25/2015 4:51:00 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: illiac

Why can’t some actual rich, connected conservative expose R0berts’ adoption legalities? He’s done the nation damage and deserves his punishment.


108 posted on 06/25/2015 5:00:30 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (We plan to endure. 3%)
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To: GOPsterinMA; Impy; BillyBoy; stephenjohnbanker; fieldmarshaldj; sickoflibs; Clintonfatigued; ...

Amen, a war it is.


109 posted on 06/25/2015 5:06:37 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: illiac

Not gonna happen. Roberts cut this deal with the GOP, just as he did the last time - they do not and never have wanted to repeal the law. They want to take it over and dip their snouts into the swag stream. They are even worse than Obola and the rats, who no longer even pretend to be objective.


110 posted on 06/25/2015 5:41:15 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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To: illiac
While the Republicans in Congress have blocked Democrats from enacting much of substance, the GOP majority in control of the Court has been effectively legislating on its own, following an agenda neatly aligned with their conservative party.

The Onion?

Insanity?

Long, long ago; in a galaxy, far, far away?

111 posted on 06/25/2015 7:34:10 PM PDT by ChicagahAl (Today's Democrats are much more Fascist than Communist; but Sen Joe McCarthy was still right.)
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To: illiac

No, what I think needs to happen is for some brave Americans to OUT every one of our Senators, Judges and Reps who are being black-mailed to vote a certain way.

I want it out- I want them exposed. Hackers steal 18 million records yet, no one in the CIA, FBI, NSA will leak what Obama has on these folks.


112 posted on 06/25/2015 7:47:01 PM PDT by Engedi
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To: illiac

Let’s impeach him AFTER we get a conservative president, so a true CONSTITUTIONAL justice will be picked.


113 posted on 06/25/2015 10:23:54 PM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: Safrguns

“This country is toast.”

Burnt toast.

Say goodbye to the rule of law and hello to the rule of “the people” and their Progressive leaders who will dispense social justice. (Just wait ‘til they see what social justice is.)


114 posted on 06/26/2015 4:33:03 AM PDT by ripley
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To: illiac

Yes, and justus Kennedy, too!!!


115 posted on 06/26/2015 10:09:35 AM PDT by SierraWasp (Help Stamp Out Pernicious Progressives and Arrogant Activists With Their Liberalism!!!)
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To: Snickering Hound

Uh excuse me, because of Earl Warren desegregation occurred ultimately. Brennan, otoh was the epic mistake.


116 posted on 06/26/2015 11:46:22 AM PDT by Schwaeky (The Republic--Shall be reorganized into the first American EMPIRE, for a safe and secure Society!)
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To: illiac

The G.D. bunch. All 9.


117 posted on 06/26/2015 8:16:18 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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