Pence: Chief Justice Roberts 'has been a disappointment to conservatives'

[yortsed snacilbuper]

Roberts sided with the court's four liberal justices in the Louisiana abortion case and the Nevada church case. He also was part of a 5-4 majority that blocked Trump's attempt to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and he sided with the 6-3 majority in a ruling that workers can't be fired for being gay or transgender.

The decisions have drawn outrage from conservative lawmakers, but Pence's criticism marked the first time he or President Trump have explicitly called out Roberts for his rulings.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-chief-justice-roberts-has-been-a-disappointment-to-conservatives/ar-BB17Cv81?ocid=msedgntp

[gldstwmn]

1. That's why I like him.

He has been a pleasant surprise and seems determined to keep the republic intact.

[Hekate]

2. Definitely a point in his favor

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3. Make no mistake, Roberts is staunchly conservative

The fascists are disappointed he's not a corrupt, completely partisan hack like they are.

[Solomon]

9. Exactly. Kills me the way people keep trying to make some kind of hero out of him.

[JI7]

4. Why ? not enough pussy grabbing like their leader ?

[Thekaspervote]

5. Good! Just MHO: Roberts is sending a message to dotard ..I'm sick of you lawlessness

[DFW]

6. Pence is a disappointment to all but Trump, and not the brightest star in the galaxy

Roberts made Citizens United possible, without which Pence would be a host on National Hate Radio. Roberts also gutted the Voting Rights Act, which made Democratic victories only possible against a strong handicap favoring Republicans. In the past 20 years, virtually all "surprise upsets" have been "surprise REPUBLICAN upsets." We have to win decisively to even have a chance of being declared the winner in any presidential or Congressional election.


Roberts throws us bones because he is a smart tactician, not because he has an ounce of moderation or compassion hidden somewhere.

[Solomon]

10. Thank you. Fuck John Roberts. He's already caused irreparable harm.

[Chainfire]

7. Perhaps that is what you get

when you attempt to select Supreme Court Justices bases upon their political purity rather than their legal merit.

[JHB]

8. Failure to perfectly follow the Conservatively Correct party line is a "disappointment"

They don't want judges, they want ideologically partisan enforcers. 80% alignment, even 90%, just ain't good enough.

I'll let you look up some of the things said about David Souter when he, too, turned out to not be as politically reliable as they'd thought.