Any court that tries to be *in the middle* of that, is going to be constantly violating the Constitution.
The Chief Justice doesn’t have any real power, except the power to designate who writes the opinion for the Court. And even that is constrained since it’s obviously got to be someone who’s in the majority.
When Ruthie gives it up it won’t matter what Roberts does. In six years any number of justices could leave....all will be replaced by conservatives!!!