No 'basis for criticizing the legitimacy of the court': John Roberts fires back at critics

[turbinetree]

By Tom Boggioni
Published September 10, 2022

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In a speech in Colorado on Friday, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts fired back at critics of the court that has come under fire for judicial activism with little regard for history and legal precedent.

Following a session that saw the 6-3 conservative court throw out the 50-year-old Roe v. Wade ruling that protected a woman's right to make their own reproductive rights decisions, the court is set to convene again on the first Monday of October under a cloud and fears of more extremist opinions.

According to the Washington Post, Roberts -- who has been accused of losing control of the so-called "Roberts Court" -- told the assembled audience made up of attorneys and judges, "The court has always decided controversial cases and decisions always have been subject to intense criticism and that is entirely appropriate."

https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-protests-2658175196/

Hey Roberts count me as one of your fucking critics with a capital C.......everyone knows what you did on the woman's right to privacy and gutting the voting rights act, and saying that moola is free speech if you have a galizzion, dollars but you decided that in this term coming up you and Leonard Leo federalist society DARK MONEY buddies are going to hear two cases, one about State Legislatures just screwing over the voters in North Carolina that will have ramifications across the entire country, but you decided to take up a case to see if people on Medicaid should or should not get it...... after that what's next Social Security and Medicare.......and your whining about people being critical........ you have a current justice who's wife wants to over throw the duly elected government, then you said this........ quote:

Continuing in that vein, he fired back at the court's critics.

“You don’t want the political branches telling you what the law is. And you don’t want public opinion to be the guide of what the appropriate decision is,” he explained “Yes, all of our opinions are open to criticism. In fact, our members do a great job of criticizing some opinions from time to time. But simply because people disagree with an opinion is not a basis for criticizing the legitimacy of the court.”


The legislative branch wrote the law idiot to help people with there rights......not take them away....have you read your "opinions"........

[ck4829]

1. Political legitimacy is A) earned and B) requires consent

Alito and friends wanting to turn the US into some freaky psycho-theocracy does the opposite of both those things and that’s not mentioning the politicization of the courts when Garland was blocked.

[Scrivener7]

2. Then he's every bit the idiot we feared he was.

[emulatorloo]

3. Really? Alito is living in 16th century lala land, and Thomas sympathizes with Jan 6th seditionists

I think Roberts is smart enough to notice his Republican colleagues are insane political extremists.

He needs to man up and get the kooks under control.

[Ponietz]

4. My 2 cents worth of speech says Roberts disgraced himself and hastened

the destruction of my country.

[kentuck]

5. I think you could question the legitimacy of the Chief Justice.

After all, his vote means nothing anymore. They can pass what they want without him. He may as well be the latest Associate Justice.

[turbinetree]

6. He became a associate justice when Gorsuch was placed on the bench...

[IbogaProject]

7. He was happy to tell us what to do

But he hates it when he gets called out in public? He can't go to the ball game or get drinks in the Metro Washington DC area without being sure he won't get screamed at. Sorry bud, your money and power doesn't knock down the clear first amendment right to call you an asshole in public. After all if a bunch of men can make decisions about a woman's body with out any direct knowledge or experience, then why can't us laypeople have some say about the law?

[kacekwl]

12. Exactly, just because I'm not a

Supreme Court justice doesn't mean I'm stupid. I'm damn sure most folks here on DU are fully capable of doing Roberts job.

[onethatcares]

17. I would haszard a guess that

your comment can pertain to Cannon's job too.

I totally agree.

[wishstar]

8. considering how they lied about Roe being settled to get confirmed, the court deserves criticism

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

9. To call Roberts an idiot is bein kind.

[Cha]

10. Giant Loads of

BULLSHIT Roberts!! STOP Insulting the intelligence of the American People!!
And Gaslighting your Damn head Off

[RANDYWILDMAN]

11. Dark money in politics

has clearly made it's way into the judicial branch..just like you planned, you loser

[ancianita]

13. No basis? How Roberts himself got on the court is basis enough! That was America's first clue.

[modrepub]

14. Snowflake

Put your big boy/girl pants on and deal with it.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

15. The Extreme Court is a threat to the nation due to the Subversive 6.

Roe, Roe, Roe your vote
against theocracy!
Republicans revoke your rights
and kill democracy!

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[alphafemale]

16. Hey, Drunken McLeakface?

This is along the historic SCOTUS Travesties like Dred Scott vs. Sanford

Wipe your face and deal with what you have done you soft, rapey, frat-boy.

[PufPuf23]

18. John Roberts shows his ass as an enabling liar and a traitor to the ideals and most of the People of

the USA.

Roberts has a smoother veneer than the likes of Barrett, Kavanaugh, Thomas, and Alito but that is all.

Our legal system is nearing failure and is a huge suck of treasure that is against an egalitarian USA.

Roberts is the current leader.

I am older and ill so likely will not see the outcome of the mess (unless there is total meltdown and chaos) and have no clue on how to put the nation back together.

[Novara]

19. I have an idea to regain legitimacy!

FORCE Thomas to recuse on every single case his wife is lobbying on (which is just about everything they agree to hear lately).

Quit destroying precedent. Quit TAKING RIGHTS AWAY.

Can't do that? Then get used to being called what you are: an illegitimate arm of republicans.

[gratuitous]

20. No basis, John? Really?

Any recent Court decisions that made you a second class citizen without bodily autonomy? Any recent decisions at all? Any recent Court decisions that conjured a prohibition of regulating air and water quality out of thin air? But I suppose that would upset only people who drink water and breathe air, and there's nothing in the Constitution about a right to do those things!

But your little fee-fees are hurt by criticism of your Court's decisions? Gee, that's tough. Not as tough as forcing a 10-year-old rape victim to carry the resulting pregnancy to term, but tough nonetheless. Maybe it's time for you to get out of the kitchen if the heat's too much for you?

[moondust]

21. Minority court.

How many of today's SCOTUS judges were nominated by a President elected by a minority of the electorate? How many were nominated and confirmed very shortly before an election making a mockery of the phony precedent set by the same corrupt mob? How many were nominated by an incompetent, corrupt pResident who was impeached twice and may soon be indicted and even jailed and prevented from ever holding office again?

How many SCOTUS judges were nominated by a President representing a majority of the electorate but blocked by a Senate representing a minority of the electorate? How many candidates were not even nominated because of the certainty they would be blocked?

Ask John if he supports minority rule.

[drmeow]

23. Yeah, whatever dude

Stop being a crybaby because the American public doesn't like your brand of fascism. You've made your historical legacy, you'll just have to carry it to term!