[SeekAndFind]

RE: Nice that they allowed Roberts to vote with the conservatives on this one

Who are “they” and what does “allow” mean?

[edwinland]

I joined the dissent in Whole Woman’s Health (Note: This is the Texas abortion case which was identical to the Louisiana case and in which Roberts dissented from the majority and joined the conservatives) and con- tinue to believe that the case was wrongly decided. The question today (i.e. Louisiana case of June 29th) however is not whether Whole Woman’s Health was right or wrong, but whether to adhere to it in deciding the present case.

Sounds like a loyal (or captive) party member who is "allowed" to vote against the whip when his vote won't matter, but not when they need him.