“Did any of that change this week?”
Nope! .. and I just keep wondering if Roberts sacrificed his reputation in order to save the Republic ..??
Sometimes America needs a shock treatment in order to get it’s act together. I think that’s exactly what Roberts did.
For years the dems have tried to tell us that the Supremes are the be all end all - once the court says whatever - then it’s sealed forever. WRONG!
According to the Constitution, the govt is composed of 3 separate - but equal - branches of govt. Meaning .. if the Supremes rule isn’t palatable, then the Congress has the right to rewrite the law and try again.
Since we can’t read Roberts’ mind - we have only his writings to tell us how he sees the court’s role. I’ve read enough of his transcripts to believe Roberts is a died in the wool conservative - so my only explanation for his actions is - he wanted to send a shockwave into the electorate to tell them - you hold all the cards - it’s up to you to select somebody who will uphold your beliefs. When you make a mistake - you simply re-elect someone else.
The ball’s in OUR court - it’s up to us to change all this bad policy. If we decide to sit on our hands like many did in 2006 - then we’ll get exactly what we voted for - NOTHING! I hope we are a lot smarter this election. Romney may not be the perfect choice (but nobody is the “perfect” choice); whatever things we might dislike about him have to be put aside because if we don’t - this country is doomed.
I don't have a good idea of what CJ Roberts did, and I have no idea what he was really thinking or intending, but I certainly agree with you that it is up to us and the time is now.
Obamacare is an abomination. If it continues to be the law of the land that will cause us no end of trouble. We have our best and perhaps last opportunity to repeal Obamacare on November 6th.
I tend to be more incremental and tactical in my political thinking than many here on FR, but I really think the idea of "sending a message to the GOP-e" in November is a preposterously expensive and risky approach.
I'm going to campaign and vote GOP all the way for the next four months.