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And that would be bad because??
(referring roberts resigning now)

Seems we couldn’t do much worse.

Yes, we can do much worse.

Throughout his career, the Chief Justice has almost always sided with the most conservative of his colleagues: Justice Kavanaugh (89%); Justice Alito (88%); Justice Thomas (85%); Justice Scalia (84%). By contrast, his alignment frequency with liberal justices is 10% or less with Justices Kagan, Ginsburg, and Stevens.

With an 82% conservative voting record in split decisions, Roberts falls just four percentage points lower than his most conservative colleague, Justice Gorsuch, according to this measure. His percentage of conservative votes in 5-4 decisions is just two percentage points lower than Justice Alito’s and two points above Justice Thomas’s. As the chart indicates, there is essentially no partisan difference distinguishing his voting record from those of Justices Kavanaugh, Alito, Thomas, and Scalia.

Issued opinion for 5-4 majority in Shelby County (2013), dismantling the Voting Rights Act despite its recent reauthorization by a nearly unanimous Congress, and despite evidence suggesting that disabling the Act would allow voter suppression.

Joined 5-4 majority that reeled in unions in Janus v. AFSCME (2018).

Issued opinion for 5-4 majority upholding President Trump’s travel ban in Trump v. Hawaii (2018).

Joined 5-4 decision in Heller (2008) finding for the first time that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to bear arms.

Joined 5-4 decision in Citizens United (2010), upholding First Amendment rights for corporations.

Joined 5-4 decision in Hobby Lobby (2014), upholding religious rights for corporations.

Joined 5-4 decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion (2011), protecting corporations from frivolous lawsuits.

Joined conservative justices in a dissent that would have effectively overturned Roe v. Wade.

Voted to oppose gay marriage in Windsor (2013) and Obergefell (2015).

Joined 5-4 majority (2018), allowing the Trump administration to ban transgenderservice members from the military.

Shall I go on, because I can.

How many 5-4 decisions do you think Biden's Scotus Pick will side with conservatives on?

Lin Wood is not our friend.