Enumerated powers? Gone.
Separation of powers? Gone. And with it any notion of judicial restraint.
Due process? On life support.
Accountability? Gone.
Had the CJ deliberately set out to destroy what was left of the Constitution I can hardly imagine him doing a better job.
Which brings me to another question: What happened?
Remember how there was going to be the release of the Obamacare decision on Tuesday morning, and then we were told the decision would be released Thursday?
Obviously, the CJ changed his opinion at the last minute, and then spent the next day and half hastily writing the majority opinion.
So, what caused the CJ to change is vote at the 11th hour? I think the people of this country are owed an explanation.
I'm waiting for one.
I reached the conclusion the morning this decision came down that it could only be two things:
1) Roberts is stark-raving mad.2) Roberts, being the inside-the-beltway Republican political hack lawyer that he is, decided, probably with some help, that this was the best thing he could do to try and help elect Mitt Romney.
And, since I don't think Roberts is nuts, I settled on number 2. It was a cynical, cruel, unprincipled, unconstitutional political calculation.