That is my take also. He thinks the dims have the winning hand due to demographics and hitched his wagon to them.
I don't think he was threatened. I think he lies awake at night thinking about the "Roberts Court" and its place in history. He wants to be in the pantheon of noted Chief Justices.
His vote was all about John Roberts and nothing else. No need for the tin foil when occam's razor gives the answer.
Roberts knows his decision is being reviled. I see no way that he would choose this vote in order to have a legacy.
Occam’s Razor....that’s it!
This was the phrase I was trying to dredge up over all the intellectual pundits’ many explanations for Roberts’ decision.
Dear Lord George Will and Charlie Krauthammer want to make him the pope!
What the hay? These guys do not speak for me. Their day is long passed, they are not anywhere near my wave length.
For Roberts simply did NOT do his job. His job, which I will write here in simple language for George Will, Krauthammer, et al....so that they get it.
A Supreme Court Justice’s job is to interpret all legislation when appealed as to whether it is in sync with our constitution.
It ain’t rocket science no matter how their august selves and Krauthammer would have you believe.
Read the constitution and is this law as being contested in compliance with it.
Roberts did not do this.
His job is NOT to re-write the law so that it’s more in compliance with the constitution. That is the job of our duly elected legislators.
His job is NOT to save the supreme court or its reputation.
His job is NOT to keep John Roberts in good with the cocktail circuit crowd.
If you or I don’t do our job we get fired.
Only we can’t fire Roberts.
Now what do we do?
The man did NOT take a stand and why should he? He can’t get fired and its not worth the bother of scorn.
So he just makes up his job duties and there you have it.
One silly, silly man afraid to take a stand. If a Supreme Court Justice don’t take a stand than who can?