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ChairmanAgnostic

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1. There is another explanation.

Thu Jun 25, 2015, 03:37 PM

Jun 2015

The worm has turned, although just a tiny bit. Roberts is an uber-catholic, and takes his faith quite seriously. What has happened across the pond in the that tiny country within Rome has to have had an impact. To some extent, even the slightest, itty bitty, teeny, tiny, bit, Francis' ideas may have resonated with Roberts.

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There is not one thing surprising about C.J. Roberts' vote in King v. Burwell. Nothing. [View all] hifiguy Jun 2015 OP

There is another explanation. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2015 #1

That may be something to watch more for in the future. hifiguy Jun 2015 #2

But he started talking about the poor and the need to take care of all ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2015 #12

Yeah, but Scalia is Catholic, too. I think what is more likely is that Scalia's obnoxious, pnwmom Jun 2015 #18

Old pope, new pope. But, ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2015 #23

i do not think he is wearing well with Roberts. hifiguy Jun 2015 #25

And meanwhile, there are the eminently reasonable Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan. pnwmom Jun 2015 #28

Roberts is very smart. hifiguy Jun 2015 #32

My HS classmates and I AndreaCG Jun 2015 #59

There is plenty of money riding on a favorable decision. randome Jun 2015 #3

I mean BIG money hifiguy Jun 2015 #5

I may be in the minority here Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2015 #4

He's the Chief. Chiefs have a somewhat different set of institutional priorities hifiguy Jun 2015 #6

Good point Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2015 #7

With the exception of Rehnquist, generally yes. hifiguy Jun 2015 #8

Roberts surely didn't want to be seen as leading the Supreme Court Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2015 #9

Roberts is no fool. Quite to the contrary hifiguy Jun 2015 #10

I am feeling better about that case as well Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2015 #11

So true ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #48

When I was fresh out of law school I wound up working rather closely hifiguy Jun 2015 #49

Bernie supported the ACA...he voted for it... Cali_Democrat Jun 2015 #13

He didn't have anything else to vote for and it has done a lot of good for some people. hifiguy Jun 2015 #14

It's fun to watch alleged Bernie supporters twist themselves into pretzels Cali_Democrat Jun 2015 #15

So, having NO coverage for people in need is better? cascadiance Jun 2015 #29

The only people getting triple digit premium increases are the ones pnwmom Jun 2015 #19

I will take the word of the DUers who have discussed hifiguy Jun 2015 #20

Yup, they were happy with their junk policies. pnwmom Jun 2015 #22

Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #16

BTW, nice thread hijack. hifiguy Jun 2015 #21

The subject of your OP was the recent supreme court decision upholding ACA Cali_Democrat Jun 2015 #24

Of course not. hifiguy Jun 2015 #26

your second sentence was quite spectacular Sheepshank Jun 2015 #36

I must admit, a comment hifiguy Jun 2015 #38

very nice...thanks Sheepshank Jun 2015 #41

And thank you! hifiguy Jun 2015 #43

I have to admit ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #52

It is always a pleasure to kick ideas around with you, sir. hifiguy Jun 2015 #53

Though we may disagree on matters ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author geek tragedy Jun 2015 #17

So if Bernie becomes president, the time to turn on single payer is when a right wing justice cascadiance Jun 2015 #27

100% agreed Prism Jun 2015 #30

I live near downtown Minneapolis. hifiguy Jun 2015 #50

Roberts is not a knee-jerk right-winger in the same way as Fat Tony The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2015 #31

Everything you said (n/t) Prism Jun 2015 #33

No he isn't. That doesn't mean he isn't conservative, but he tries base his decisions what he still_one Jun 2015 #42

+1 hifiguy Jun 2015 #45

I have to agree with most of what you have written ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #34

That would be an excellent outcome for the average person. hifiguy Jun 2015 #35

Yes , it is. Oh yeah ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #39

I wish I had known what you wrote about before I wrote my OP early this afternoon. hifiguy Jun 2015 #44

you sound disappointed that it was upheld. The reason was very specific. You cannot take 4 words still_one Jun 2015 #37

Not at all. It has a lot of problems, hifiguy Jun 2015 #40

I agree it has quite a lot of problems, but I just don't agree that Robert's vote was because it still_one Jun 2015 #46

Another interesting point, which I did not know. hifiguy Jun 2015 #47

He has had a couple of seizures. So does that mean he has epilepsy? It depends who you talk to I still_one Jun 2015 #58

Obama hate, alive and well on DU randys1 Jun 2015 #51

How do you figure? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2015 #54

Then nothing I could EVER say could possibly matter, if you truly mean that randys1 Jun 2015 #56

No, seriously. The OP criticized aspects of the ACA. So? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2015 #57

Eeyup! hifiguy Jun 2015 #60