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In reply to the discussion: There is not one thing surprising about C.J. Roberts' vote in King v. Burwell. Nothing. [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,693 posts)and his mini-me, Clarence Thomas. He doesn't hate Obama and Democrats with white-hot, unreasoning hate like they do, and will not twist the law beyond recognition to avoid a decision that might be agreeable to liberals. As you note, he's a corporate guy. He'll generally rule in ways that favor corporations (and the ACA does that), but I'm sure he also wants to protect his legacy. I doubt he wants to be remembered as the head of a court that took health insurance away from millions of poor people. And one reason why he is likely to come down in favor of same-sex marriage is the fact that dozens of major corporations joined in an amicus brief arguing for same. Big multi-state corporations (unless owned by right-wing "Christians" don't want the bad publicity, boycotts and loss of business. They also want to be governed by consistent laws (e.g., tax withholding) regarding employees and their dependents in all states where they do business. Fat Tony doesn't care about any of this - he's against anything that Obama and liberals are for - but I'm pretty sure Roberts does.