Chief Justice John Roberts touted the independence of the federal judiciary as a “counter-majoritarian check” and urged Americans rattled by partisan politics to keep faith with the Constitution in an annual report Wednesday that steered clear of direct discussion of modern controversies.
Roberts’ history-heavy statement made no mention of Donald Trump, nor the intense conflict that has cropped up between federal courts and the White House since his second inauguration nearly a year ago.
Trump has questioned the legitimacy of courts that paused his policies and called for the impeachment of judges who ruled against him.
This is just a prep for when the GOP loses significantly in the mid terms and the pendulum swings back against them. There is no intent to not be in lock step with project 2025, it is just a coincidence. I hope there’s significant restructure of the supreme court soon as more than half of them are bought and paid for.
Fuck you, you lying fuck… YOU’RE literally the driving force for why we have lost faith
This dude will go down in history as the man who put the final nail in the coffin of the “republic” all representation of the people died with citizens united. Our government is now literally occupied by Israel and oligarchs a lot of whom are immigrants from South Africa
Sorry bud, an indepdent judicary ship sailed a long time ago. As soon as people started labeling judges as liberal or conversative, Democractic or Republican appointed, etc.
This kind of wording confirms that judges are just part of the political process.
Says the unabashedly biased, bought and paid for chief justice
A report full of right-wing lies. Might be worth mentioning that point.
What Roberts really doesn’t want is for Congress to exercise its constitutional power to regulate the workings of the Supreme Court and to establish ethical standards backed by law.
TRAITOR
the US constitution expressly allows slavery. fuck the constitution.
What a fucking clown
He’s mad that the lower courts aren’t completely corrupt and the poors aren’t worshipping his decisions.
Well maybe he should uphold the Constitution instead of wipe his ass with it.
he will have to confer what his billionaire donors/ or putin thinks.
Give every new Justice a bidet when they take office, so they don’t grab for the nearest parchment.
That dude is going down in history as a giant asshole that was bribed heavily.
Justice Taney would like a word.
Thomas would have a word, but he is a strict follower of “Keep Your Mouth Shut, and Don’t Prove You’re An Idiot” philosophy. His wife has probably prohibited him from speaking, and he’s scared shitless of that Bulldog.
No no you see, when he talks about “judicial independence” he means “judicial independence from the Constitution”
I’m sympathetic to the idea that we don’t need a “Supreme Court”. We have a representative legislature. They don’t even follow the constitution or precedents. Frankly the institution is illegitimate.
Probably should have thought about that before you made the president a king
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Came here to confirm my exact sentiment.
We are circling the drain. Any day now.
I suspect he’s more concerned with potential congressional action to limit corruption or in imposing term limits on Supreme Court Justices than he is in any powers that Donald Trump has taken upon himself.
IF Dems ever take power back, and wield it responsibly and with purpose this time, they’ll expand the court by at least four seats, impose term limits, AND impeach Thomas, and probably Alito, and then prosecute Thomas and his bulldog wife for corruption and sedition.
and wield it responsibly and with purpose this time
That’s not what will happen.
I’m holding out hope. This will be our absolute last chance, and the Dems can’t drop the ball this time, like they did during the Biden administration.
If we can pull off a Congressional bloodbath in the Midterms, the incoming people will know that they are being elected to be warriors, and will demand bold action from Dem leadership, starting with the resignation of Schmuck Schumer, and probably Jeffries, who isn’t much better.
Or not, and Democratic America will be over. Then the only chance will be violence.
