Posted on 11/26/2020 4:08:47 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Last night, it was announced that the Supreme Court had put the kibosh on Andrew Cuomo’s clearly unconstitutional COVID regulations. For months now, New York has selectively enforced bans on gatherings, targeting religious institutions while allowing mass protests to occur in the street. Even someone with a passing understanding of the law could ascertain that such was clearly discriminatory and illegal.
And while Amy Coney Barrett garnered the headlines for the 5-4 decision, it was Neil Gorsuch who actually did the rhetorical and legal beheading.
Justice Gorsuch finally puts words to the thoughts of many. #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/sXdvtkDm7x
— Chaskel Bennett (@ChaskelBennett) November 26, 2020
Gorsuch was furious at Roberts. This is what Barrett made possible. The constitution is coming back, at last pic.twitter.com/bn7dJNY2fz
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) November 26, 2020
Neil Gorsuch goes off on @NYGovCuomo in the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling blocking his Covid restrictions for religious services. https://t.co/HOKmgsUAKg pic.twitter.com/dcl7o5irDd
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) November 26, 2020
Gorsuch lays into Cuomo’s arbitrary enforcement of COVID guidelines, noting how they specifically target religious institutions. The snark is turned way up here and New York’s shameless governor deserves every single bit of it, though he’s hardly alone among the nation’s Democrat politicians. We’ve seen since the beginning of the pandemic an arbitrary targeting of churches and synagogues in places like Michigan, New Jersey, and New York.
In some ways, it’s actually sad that it took this long for such a ruling to get handed down, though it must be noted that Barrett being on the court made the difference here. In other words, it was best that the decision was put off until she was seated.
Meanwhile, the biggest loser may not actually be Cuomo. It may be John Roberts, who sided with the liberals (as if he’s not just a liberal at this point) in an attempt to nullify the First Amendment, that came out looking the worst here.
John Roberts is the Ryan Leaf of Supreme Court Selections
— Matt Dawson (@SaintRPh) November 26, 2020
What on earth is wrong with Chief Justice Roberts?
— Josh Hammer (@josh_hammer) November 26, 2020
Roberts is like the Romney of the Supreme Court.
He thinks he can vote with the liberals so that the left will love him.
— RBe (@RBPundit) November 26, 2020
Has there been a more disappointing appointment to the Supreme Court by a Republican than John Roberts? At least in the modern era? This is a guy once held up as a stalwart conservative jurist. Now, he can’t even agree the First Amendment still applies during a government proclaimed crisis.
Meanwhile, here’s Obama bro Ben Rhodes expressing his disapproval.
There is no “put more lives in danger” exception to the Constitution that allows viewpoint discrimination. If Rhodes or Cuomo cared, they’d have pushed consistent policies that also ban protests. https://t.co/uU1u4df8Yq
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) November 26, 2020
This should have been an open and shut decision that ended 9-0. Instead, it was a razor-thin 5-4 margin because Roberts can’t even be counted on to protect the most basic of rights. While I love seeing Cuomo and Roberts get smacked here, it’s a little disconcerting that it even had to get this far.
One day, voters in these liberal states are going to have to wake up and start voting for their interests instead of what makes them feel the most virtuous. Regardless, Barrett’s appointment to the Supreme Court has put another wall up between the people and tyranny. Let’s hope it holds.
More disappointing than Roberts? Probably Souter.
The Bushes betrayed us again.
But not surprising after Harriet Meyers and David Souter.
He has NO dark secret, he is NOT being blackmailed HE IS A LIBERAL and always has been the sooner we ALL accept this the better!! GWB chose a LIBERAL to be our Chief Justice, nothing nefarious going on here at all!! THANKS GWB!! The hand of God took Ginsberg at the absolute appropriate time THANK GOD!!!
I would postulate it is the news reporter.
Probably related to he and his wife’s shady adoption of their two girls.
“I strongly believe he has some dark secret and is being blackmailed.”
Has anyone looked into his relationship with the Bank of Malta? No?
:-)
Probably most likely~
My suggestion would be that each citizen send a personal email to Roberts stating that we are sure he is being blackmailed. Suggest that he is embarrassing himself daily and that he should resign from the supreme court. Stress in the email that we encourage him to confess and resign. If he gets enough emails it may give him the courage to do the right thing.
OK you got a point there, but the obvious difference is that Souter wasn’t Chief Justice.
Gorsuch finally ripped Roberts apart. I figured someone on the court would reach a boiling point with these irrational & vindictive rulings by Roberts.
I would not put it past this scumbag Roberts to retire if Biden gets in to give his seat to the left.
Gorsuch is a true civil libertarian. Don’t doubt him.
It is rather interesting to see him do it to the Chief Justice.
That is the problem.
It is the 60th most popular last name in the US. And John is in the top ten names for men.
Not as bad as; Smith, Jones, Brown or Johnson but certainly not uncommon.
A daughter and son.
what is weird for me is seeing L Lin Wood go down that path
I still have such a disconnect going on about him.
I highly doubt he has the goods on that..maybe just trying to make Roberts think he does
Gorsuch said something similar in the Nevada case comparing casinos and churches.
I suspect that the other conservatives on the court see what we see concerning these increasingly incomprehensible rulings by Roberts & have just about had it.
Lest we forget...Roberts changed his ruling on Obamacare right in the middle of the deliberations. An action that is just unheard of on such an important case.
What kind of douche legal reasoning is that?
A Constitutional matter is properly brought to your court and you're too lazy and feckless to want to hear it and rule on it? Without a ruling, the restrictions could unconstitutionally be revived tomorrow. That's the whole point of having a SCOTUS! So that unconstitutional laws are not perpetuated upon the republic.
This man Roberts is actually way beyond merely lazy and feckless. His legal reasoning isn't even as clear (and wrong) as the liberal justices.
He's clearly being blackmailed.
Blackmailed
Roberts is so compromised by something in his past, or present.
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