My thought is Roberts didn’t want to overrule Congress and so twisted himself into a pretzel to not do so. He seems like a smug, full of himself and his judicial majesty type.
I give no credence to evidence free “blackmail” theories which seem to amount to “he illegally adopted his kids and libs could take the kids away or impeach him for it”. I don’t understand why that nonsense is easier for some people to believe than to believe he’s just a jerk. Maybe they don’t want to take responsibility for loving his nomination? I don’t see why, mistakes happen, especially with the limited information we have on judicial nominees.
The idea he could be blackmailed over being “a homo” is about 100 times sillier than “shenanigans going on with his adopted kids” allegation.
If he’s a homo, his wife knows. And no one else cares.