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How John Roberts abandoned conservatives
The Week ^ | June 25, 2015 | Matt K. Lewis

Posted on 06/25/2015 11:48:05 AM PDT by C19fan

On Thursday, the Supreme Court delivered another major victory to ObamaCare, voting 6-3 in King v. Burwell to uphold the subsidies at the heart of the sweeping health care reform law. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts — appointed by George W. Bush, and once a beloved figure on the right — wrote the majority opinion, joined by the court's liberal wing and swing Justice Anthony Kennedy.

This isn't the first time Roberts has sided with the left on ObamaCare. And as a result, my fellow conservatives are comparing Roberts quite ignominiously to David Souter.

(Excerpt) Read more at theweek.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism
KEYWORDS: roberts; robertscourt; scotus
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To: C19fan

He abandoned his Oath, his Duty, and his Honor.


21 posted on 06/25/2015 12:00:55 PM PDT by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: US Navy Vet

I’m thinking of Clarence Thomas.


22 posted on 06/25/2015 12:02:24 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: C19fan
"How" he abandoned a conservative viewpoint is obvious.

What I want to know is "Why"? Was he a closet traitor all along or is he being blackmailed or bought off?

23 posted on 06/25/2015 12:02:35 PM PDT by Dr. Thorne (The night is far spent, the day is at hand.- Romans 13:12)
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To: C19fan

Ever wonder why the CHIEF justice is writing so many key decisions lately? Usually it is spread around amongst the justices on a particular side. Is he not trusting them to say the right thing?


24 posted on 06/25/2015 12:02:47 PM PDT by Bobby_Taxpayer
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To: Cboldt

His philosophy is whatever Obama says it is. He’s a plutocrat or Obama has pictures of him diddling little boys. There is no other explanation for this asshole.


25 posted on 06/25/2015 12:03:10 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: skeeter

Yeah the Bushes handling of that was COMPLETLY “Cluster-Swived”.


26 posted on 06/25/2015 12:03:54 PM PDT by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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To: C19fan

Daddy gave us Souter.

W gave us Roberts. (And tried to give us Harriet Meirs.)

They knew what they were doing. Dims don’t make such ‘mistakes’.


27 posted on 06/25/2015 12:04:44 PM PDT by Will88
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To: C19fan

Roberts didn’t abandon conservatives; he and the other worthless communists on the bench abandoned their COUNTRY!


28 posted on 06/25/2015 12:05:26 PM PDT by KittenClaws ( Normalcy Bias. Do you have it?)
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To: C19fan

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts abandoned the United States of America and gave aid and comfort to the enemy.


29 posted on 06/25/2015 12:05:33 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: US Navy Vet
He nominated him and stood by him. Thats enough.

BTW the Bush family makes me ill, but credit where credit is due.

30 posted on 06/25/2015 12:05:52 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Will88

Isn’t it amazing in say since 1980 the D’s bat a 1000 on SCOTUS appointments and perhaps the best the R’s do is 500.


31 posted on 06/25/2015 12:06:24 PM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

32 posted on 06/25/2015 12:08:41 PM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: C19fan

Just imagine who Jeb would appoint..

You got the willies yet?


33 posted on 06/25/2015 12:09:00 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: NormsRevenge

I got the Jebbies.


34 posted on 06/25/2015 12:14:50 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: C19fan
You want Roberts to be an activist judge on our side!

I hate the fact that the Gov't is getting way to involved in our lives but I don't want activist judges on either side?

35 posted on 06/25/2015 12:16:10 PM PDT by america-rules
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To: NormsRevenge

I think Roberts has been bought.....I don`t believe that this Supreme Court represents anything like what the average American believes.

At least five and perhaps as many as eight of the nine members of the U.S. Supreme Court are millionaires according to recently released financial disclosures, and only two hold any consumer debt.......

Ruth Bader Ginsburg boasts the highest potential net worth at $18.1 million

Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s assets rose to between $1.7 and $10.3 million, ranking her No. 3 in terms of highest potential net worth

For others....Link here....
http://www.publicintegrity.org/2013/06/14/12827/majority-supreme-court-members-millionaires


36 posted on 06/25/2015 12:16:21 PM PDT by caww
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To: C19fan
What about Reagan's O’Conner and Kennedy stinkers? Ford? Nixon? Eisenhower? Face the facts, Republican Presidents are failing (percentage wise) to appoint Constitutionalists that affirm the original intention of the law, thus, the law says what the law says.

Democrat Pres. have an “A” average in terms of appointments matching their ideological platform.

What does that say about the GOP apparatus?

37 posted on 06/25/2015 12:16:28 PM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: C19fan

lol, just saw your post #31.


38 posted on 06/25/2015 12:19:37 PM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: skeeter
He nominated him and stood by him. Thats enough.

GHWB had chance to flip the court to conservative, but he gave us one flaming liberal and one conservative. Souter was recommended to him by Warren Rudman, a senator from NH at the time.

Souter had worked with Rudman in Rudman's NH DAs office in earlier years and Rudman knew him well. Otherwise he was a mystery. That was a time when candidates were really looked at for how they might rule on abortion. Pro-abortion GHWB took Rudman's advice and appointed the mystery man who later voted to uphold Rowe v. Wade.

There is a story of how Rudman and Joe Biden were high fiving after Souter voted to uphold Rowe.

I think these misses have been intentional by the Bushes.

39 posted on 06/25/2015 12:19:54 PM PDT by Will88
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To: america-rules
Unfortunately, when only one side is allowed total unrestricted latitude then that will be the side the prevails.

I think a little counter-activism our our side is the only way out of the progressive wilderness.

I consider it something akin to carpet bombing in the second world war - of course it would have been better had it not been necessary but the act's morality or immorality depended upon the righteousness of the ultimate goal.

40 posted on 06/25/2015 12:21:27 PM PDT by skeeter
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