Mike Davis: "If You Could Write A Playbook On How To Destroy The Judiciary, Roberts Is Running It"

RealClear Politics/War Room ^ | 11 May, 2025 | Mike Davis/Steve Bannon

[MtnClimber]

"Article III Project" founder Mike Davis urges President Trump to suspend the writ of habeas corpus to repel the "invasion" of illegal aliens, Saturday on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast

STEVE BANNON: Just because we're hurtling toward a constitutional crisis on many fronts, what’s going to happen here? They went to San Francisco because, to a casual observer like myself, it looks like they're going to get the most radical appellate court—the Ninth Circuit—and get a stamp of approval there. Then this goes to the Supreme Court with backing. What’s your take on timing, seriousness, and when this will get to the Supreme Court?

MIKE DAVIS: Fortunately, in President Trump’s first term, there was an 11-seat advantage for Democrats on the 29-member Ninth Circuit. Trump reduced that to only a 3-seat advantage and appointed rock-solid constitutionalists like Lawrence VanDyke, Patrick Bumatay, and many others. So while the Ninth still leans Democrat, it’s not the judicial hellhole it once was eighty years ago.

Here’s how I see it playing out: the government will seek an emergency stay in the Ninth Circuit of this whack-job San Francisco Democrat judge’s ruling. If the Ninth doesn't issue a stay of the temporary restraining order, it should go to the Supreme Court on the emergency docket.

And to Chief Justice John Roberts, whom I personally like—I clerked for Justice Gorsuch—he's a good man personally and I like him, but if you could write a playbook on how to destroy the federal judiciary’s legitimacy with the American people and therefore with Congress, affecting its jurisdiction and funding, I think John Roberts is running that playbook -- unintentionally, of course. He thinks he's a master politician in a robe, but he's not.

I can't think of anything more destructive to the judiciary than these dozens of activist

[Lockbox]

No, the few that don’t believe are the few. Adopted kids and Epstein visits, double insurance.

[Albion Wilde]

BANNON: As his Article II power as commander-in-chief, the President just saw the mayor of Newark arrested. There was a major incident that led ICE to do this...

[Albion Wilde]

W got it right with Samuel Alito, horribly wrong with Roberts.

It's ironic that the man who prepped John Roberts for his nomination hearing before Congress was Fred Thompson, an attorney and former senator, but popularly known as an actor on TV's Law and Order. The left soils itself calling Trump a "reality TV star", ignoring his vast negotiating and infrastructure experience. Quite ironic.

Many on FR were interested in Fred Thompson's 2008 run for president—better him than McCain; but alas, the news media nominated McCain, early sensing which of the two would have made the better candidate against their favorite. Because most certainly, better Thompson than Obama.

Sad.

[Jacquerie]

Never.

Thank the 17th Amendment.