I wish I were merely thinking aloud. Instead the nightmare about the Roberts court is true —
(1) Roberts found Obamacare constitutional, enraging conservatives.
(2) Since the two gay marriage decisions, several judges have cited the Roberts court in knocking down laws against gay marriage.
See commentary below —
“The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down the key component of the Defense of Marriage Act, handing the Obama administration the power to recognize same-sex marriages nationwide for the purposes of federal benefits.
At the same time, Chief Justice John Roberts perhaps unwittingly gave the administration carte blanche to interpret the DOMA ruling in the broadest terms possible. By rejecting a citizen challenge to the federal court ruling that overturned California’s Prop. 8 ban on same-sex marriage, Roberts may have made it impossible for conservatives to sue the administration over how it recognizes those unions on a federal level.”
have you read the prop-8 opinion, with Roberts and Scalia in the 5-4 majority?
have you read the Windsor DOMA opinion, with Roberts and Scalia in the 5-4 MINORITY?