Roberts should be shunned from all polite society.
-PJ
Posted on 06/26/2015 9:06:20 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
"But this Court is not a legislature. Whether same-sex marriage is a good idea should be of no concern to us. Under the Constitution, judges have power to say what the law is, not what it should be. The people who ratified the Constitution authorized courts to exercise “neither force nor will but merely judgment.” Although the policy arguments for extending marriage to same-sex couples may be compelling, the legal arguments for requiring such an extension are not. The fundamental right to marry does not include a right to make a State change its definition of marriage. And a State’s decision to maintain the meaning of marriage that has persisted in every culture throughout human history can hardly be called irrational. In short, our Constitution does not enact any one theory of marriage. The people of a State are free to expand marriage to include same-sex couples, or to retain the historic definition. Today, however, the Court takes the extraordinary step of ordering every State to license and recognize same-sex marriage. Many people will rejoice at this decision, and I begrudge none their celebration. But for those who believe in a government of laws, not of men, the majority’s approach is deeply disheartening. Supporters of same-sex marriage have achieved considerable success persuading their fellow citizens—through the democratic process—to adopt their view. That ends today. Five lawyers have closed the debate and enacted their own vision of marriage as a matter of constitutional law. Stealing this issue from the people will for many cast a cloud over same-sex marriage, making a dramatic social change that much more difficult to accept."
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Bingo!!!
“They” did not need Roberts vote on ObamaCare - it was a 6-3 decision.
Kennedy cast the deciding swing vote and as the swing vote he would have been given the power of writing the decision.
By voting with the majority, as Chief Justice, Roberts had the power to control much of what went into the decision.
SCOTUS ObamaCare decision was a horrible decision, but it would have been much, much worse and even more overreaching if Roberts had not voted with the majority and had some control over the drafting of the decision.
I see Roberts vote for Obama Care as tactical maneuver to allow him to use his Chief Justice position have influence on writing of the actual content of the ObamaCare decision which is actually a very important factor
What happened with Cruz recently comes to mind.
Wait until it’s safe, then go for it.
Rope those dopes.
The Roberts we have is not the Roberts we were sold.
Thanks Mr Bush.
Roberts should be shunned from all polite society.
-PJ
Roberts dissented today because Obama allowed him to dissent and appear “traditional” as a reward for his craven capitulation Thursday.
He had the gall to say that one day after the Obamacare ruling?
Byron White.
Yep, like Boehner trying to jab Hillary the other day over e-mail. They talk a good talk, but when the `rubber hits the road’ ... both are phonies and toast to conservatives.
You are right. Roberts’ almost certainly sided with the dissenters ONLY because he knew the other side had the votes to swing it obozo’s way.
And WHY would he do that after saving obozocare TWICE? Here’s a really good reason:
Speculation is rife that obama and his minions KNOW that the Chief Justice VIOLATED THE ADOPTION LAWS OF IRELAND and have used the threat of public disclosure of that to secure FAVORABLE RULINGS from him and those on the court over whom he has some influence. The first such was their ludicrous ruling that Obamacare penalties were a TAX. And second occurred today, when the court TOTALLY IGNORED THE LANGUAGE OF THE ACA to rule as it did. That ruling has caused numerous legal commentators — Judge Napolitano among them — to opine that words no longer have meanings.
How unseemly would it be to have the CJ of the SCOTUS known as a common scofflaw??
I guess everyone has a price.
Welcome to 1984 and NEWSPEAK!
The link below provides the details.
http://teapartyorg.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=4301673:Topic:1290701&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_topic
He’s simply a snake!
I SUSPECT A ‘NEGOTIATED’ VOTE — ATTEMPTED ‘COVER’ FOR ROBERTS BASED ON HIS KNOWLEDGE THAT KENEDY WOULD CARRY IT. SAME GARBAGE THEY DO IN CONGRESS TO COVER FOR DELEGATES AND SENATORS WHO HAVE TICKED OFF THEIR CONSTITUENCY. TOTALLY CORRUPT, WITHOUT SOUL OR CONSCIENCE.
Mrs. Esopman
You beat me to it.
Except for Scalise and Thomas, they’re just playing musical chairs with who gets to make the “surprise” vote to pass the liberal agenda in the SC. It’s the same deal as with the HOR and US Senate. All rigged to keep us little folk on the plantation while a once great nation is intentionally destroyed.
He can't remember what he said and did regarding Obamacare.
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