Posted on 06/25/2015 12:47:06 PM PDT by illiac
Republicans like to talk about impeaching President Obama, but there is a far more deserving candidate for impeachment—Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court. While the Republicans in Congress have blocked Democrats from enacting much of substance, the GOP majority in control of the Court has been effectively legislating on its own, following an agenda neatly aligned with their conservative party. Step by step, the five right-wing justices are transforming the terms of the American political system—including the Constitution.
They empowered “dark money” in politics and produced the $4 billion by-election of 2014. They assigned spiritual values to soulless corporations who thus gained First Amendment protection of free speech and religion. The justices effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965, even as they allowed state governments to create new obstacles for minority voting. The High Court made it okay to take guns to church and more difficult to keep guns from dangerous people. It rendered a series of decisions that collectively shifted political power from the many to the few.
This power grab by the unelected—and supposedly non-partisan—justices has already produced a historic rewrite of America democracy. But it was done by blatantly usurping the decision-making authority that belongs to the elected government in Congress and the executive branch. The Republican justices are not finished with their undeclared revolution. They will continue unless and until people rise up and stop them.
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YES!
Yes, when confronted with anyone who thinks we need another Bush presidency, the only counterargument you need are four words:
“Chief Justice John Roberts”
“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free . . . it expects what never was and never will be.”
Thomas Jefferson
Impeachment? This Congress? Ha!
It’s all moot, because none of them are going to be impeached - let along convicted. And if they were, it would only help Obama.
My thoughts exactly. Not sure where I’d start or who is the worst. All must go.
It doesn’t make sense to single out Roberts. He had 5 other justices join him in this opinion and order.
Why can’t some actual rich, connected conservative expose R0berts’ adoption legalities? He’s done the nation damage and deserves his punishment.
Amen, a war it is.
Not gonna happen. Roberts cut this deal with the GOP, just as he did the last time - they do not and never have wanted to repeal the law. They want to take it over and dip their snouts into the swag stream. They are even worse than Obola and the rats, who no longer even pretend to be objective.
The Onion?
Insanity?
Long, long ago; in a galaxy, far, far away?
No, what I think needs to happen is for some brave Americans to OUT every one of our Senators, Judges and Reps who are being black-mailed to vote a certain way.
I want it out- I want them exposed. Hackers steal 18 million records yet, no one in the CIA, FBI, NSA will leak what Obama has on these folks.
Let’s impeach him AFTER we get a conservative president, so a true CONSTITUTIONAL justice will be picked.
“This country is toast.”
Burnt toast.
Say goodbye to the rule of law and hello to the rule of “the people” and their Progressive leaders who will dispense social justice. (Just wait ‘til they see what social justice is.)
Yes, and justus Kennedy, too!!!
Uh excuse me, because of Earl Warren desegregation occurred ultimately. Brennan, otoh was the epic mistake.
The G.D. bunch. All 9.
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