There is a tremendous amount of discussion about CJ Roberts and his vote on ZeroCare. I can see the arguments on both sides that he 1)betrayed conservatives and that he 2)handed zero and the Dems a Pyrrhic victory.
On the one hand, CJ Robert went out of his way to misinterpret the way that the bill was written to justify everything under the auspices of the Commerce Clause and make it a tax. By doing so, in the circular decision he made, he appears to have expanded Congress’ authority to tax and make us do whatever they want by adding a tax for not doing it.
On the other hand, if he sided with the liberals in order to hand zero a Pyrrhic victory (as some believe), it raises additional questions about his decision. If he PARTICULARLY sided with the liberal justices SOLELY to hand zero a Pyrrhic victory, it strongly suggests that he introduced politics into his ruling, and that is a major concern.
From the outset, the Supreme Court was established to be the arbiter between laws created by the Congress and their applicability to the Constitution, absent any other influence. If Roberts engaged in political manipulation in order to create the situation we now have, it signals an specially dangerous precedent and Roberts should step down.
Currently, this story is still a moving target with lots of rumor and innuendo and we all need to be patient and wait for the other shoe to drop before we formulate any opinions. Although I remain in a bit of shock and very confused, I’m waiting for the facts that make the most sense to be released before I decide if Roberts is a genius or a Judas. Right now, I don’t think we know.
He chose to vote with Kagan, et al, instead of with Alito, Thomas, Scalia, and Kennedy. His vote has strengthened the possibility that Obama's Unconstitutional Deathcare Bill will become the permanent law of the land. He's compromised, for whatever reason (blackmail, personal vanity, or closet support of the leftist agenda).
That's all I need to know about him.