John Roberts Wants Everyone to Think He’s in Charge of the Supreme Court. But It May Be Too Far Gone – The chief justice has led a high court beholden to conservative pet causes and plagued by ethics scandals. His response is, essentially, “Nothing to see here.”

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  1. >beholden to conservative pet causes

    eg: Religious fanatics and billionaire fascists?

  5. The MAGA SCOTUS is above the law and the rest of us are beneath it.

  6. Reminder that SCOTUS has total discretion over the cases it chooses. The 6-3 majority chose the cases that support their pet causes even if the cases before them lack standing or lack controversy (in the legal sense). They reach outcomes based on vibes, and perceived grievances. They ignore facts that would point out their hypocrisy and get angry when the minority on the bench point these things out.

  7. I don’t know. They showed us how extremely cheap it is for billionaires to bribe, excuse me, give gifts to.

    Low wage prostitutes are relatively more expensive than conservative supreme court justices.

  9. The current SCOTUS is illegitimate. With the addition of Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Barrett and all the corruption, they now pass injustice against the American people. Nothing more than store bought justices, Clarence Thomas is a great example.

  10. If he’s the one in charge – then he should resign.

  11. John Roberts is a conservative judge. The fact that the SCOTUS has shifted towards the right during his tenure is expected. This actually shows that John Roberts **is** in charge of the supreme court.

  12. The Alito court will be known for how they used the court to further an agenda instead of protecting the Constitution.

  14. They seem to be operating under the assumption that the only possible explanation is that Roberts isn’t in charge and that the corrupt conservative extremists have taken control.

    But this is very much a Roberts court, this is why he was installed in the first place, to head a Court as biased and as corrupt as this one.

  17. Why would Roberts be “in charge?” He’s on a court with 8 equals whose opinion is as valid as his own. His position is ceremonial and administrative.

  18. The Magas do not care about what history will say. They are thinking the victors write history. And, as we have witnessed, they will try to win at all cost.

  19. Roger Goodell is the commissioner of the NFL. His job is to police the owners and their franchises, but the owners put him in that position to benefit their interests. Is role is largely ceremonial as his positions are dictated by those he is supposed to hold accountable. Billionaire playbook.

  20. LOLthe GOP is in charge of the Supreme Court. Riight wing Christians are in charge of the courts. It’s a complete joke

  22. “In Roberts’s recent writings and public appearances, you won’t find much resembling judicial humility”. Maybe a lifetime appointment in a black robe, with no formal ethics standard, is not such a great idea. Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

  23. Roberts’s wife takes in millions in “consulting” for law firms with business before the court. He’s part of the problem.

  25. The only thing Roberts is upset about is that the corruption has been exposed. And it’s been getting too much airtime. That damages plausible deniability when the conservative majority overrules precedent in a way that obviously benefits the rich.

    But it’s not going to make him change course. Remaking US politics to further favor billionaires and religious extremists is what Roberts has been all about since before he was appointed. Mostly it’s about maintaining and expanding the political power of the mega rich. But Roberts appears to be fine with establishing an authoritarian white Christian ethno-state as long as the looney birds of the religious/white supremacist far right continue supporting plutocracy.

  27. > John Roberts Wants Everyone to Think He’s in Charge of the Supreme Court.

    No, that would be Chief Justice Federalist Society.

  29. “May be” too far gone…? These crooks literally destroyed the institution. There’s no way to regain trust without reforming the institution itself.

  31. John “No seriously I’m one of the good ones!” Roberts can eat my ass.

  32. An illegitimate SCOTUS can’t have a leader. Money has corrupted the highest court in the land. Their decisions are meaningless. They have followed the republican lead of creating yet another constitutional crisis. Now we just need a corrected congress to whip their asses into shape. Investigate, impeach, and expand if necessary, but this current group does not represent the country.

  33. Roberts and his religious clown show are completely out of touch with reality. Fifty years trying to change things and never paying attention to all the real changes going on in our country. Clueless, ignorant and stupid. So much for educating these losers.

  34. Idk hes chief but does anybody believe hes actually running the show? I certainly do not

  36. Pack the court and level the playing field. They are illegitimate as they sit now.

  37. He’s doing a fine job. Truly.

    Politics are often emotional. The law is not, and should not be; there is simply a rule, which has some leeway in terms of how it’s fairly applied.

    The job of the Supreme Court is to determine what correct application of the law is and should be.

    I wishhhh that it was medical marijuana or something like that and not abortion that created the recent drama, but I completely agree that it’s not something that should be dictated by the federal government, it’s a states rights issue. If you’re upset about it, I get it, but write to your congressmen and senator to express that. The Supreme Court does not weigh on the emotional nature of politics, but instead an amoral application of law.

  39. Pretty sure the conservative billionaires paying Clarence Thomas with million dollar vacations, houses and expensive school tuition are running the Supreme Court.

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