“The basis of this charge surrounds the fact that a series of strange (and probably felonious) acts are attached to the adoption of his two children.”
More than likely this is exactly what Roberts is being blackmailed for.
Around the time of his confirmation one of the major news affiliates tried to get the details of the adoption of Roberts 2 children which had been sealed. It caused suck a bruhaha that they finally gave it up.
Roberts two adopted children are from Ireland. The law in Ireland forbids any Irish children from being adopted and moved out of the country. Supposedly Roberts tried an end run around the law by having the two pregnant women leave Ireland and go to Argentina, give birth and then sign the children away to Roberts.. Then they flew back to Ireland and Roberts came home to the US with the two infants.
Bingo.....Roberts is being BLACKMAILED because of his ILLEGAL 2 kids adoptions. How very sad for our country.
Or else he’s GAY.
I have long thought that much of our problem with faithless GOP politicians is their WIVES. Laura Bush, in particular. They really love those illegal aliens, for instance, so they can keep huge houses in several locales.
Having tried to understand Roberts, it seemed he was enabling a poison pill to nobamacare when he got it declared a tax, for the “origination” issue, but if he is now really blocking a suit on origination then that is harder to figure. I still think there is a possibility that he could come out of this smelling like a rose.
That said, I would like to hear what is illegal about the adoption you outlined? The Moms may have been from Ireland, but the adoption is likely legal in Argentina with children born in Argentina.
I think this blackmail theory is a false answer to his motivation and one or more of the other Justices would have called him out about that if there was any factual basis to blackmail.
I have said it before, national Constitutional politics is more a game of chess. We can not figure it out expecting it to be checkers.