“It is not known why Roberts changed his view on the mandate and decided to uphold the law. At least one conservative justice tried to get him to explain it, but was unsatisfied with the response, according to a source with knowledge of the conversation.”
Not a clue how he got pressured. Certainly it wasnt his waiting till his 40s to get married, when he realized he wanted to be a federal judge.
And it surely wasn’t his -Pro Bono- work to overturn to Colorado law excluding homos from EEOC minority status.
And it certainly wasn’t his friendly ruling for gay marriage in DC.
And i’m almost SURE that the dems never had access to his FBI file from when he worked in GHW Bush’s white house counsel office.
I think he was told he was about to be given the Cain, Palin, Newt, treatment. Didnt want to be the next Governor McGreevey from New Jersey.
Axlerod probably reintroduced him to an old gay lover, with a clear alternative.
Public humiliation, or a changed vote.
It’s the Chicago Way.