He may be trying to ingratiate himself with the conservative justices again, because when ACB is seated they can decide anything they want without his input if they stay together.
If he kisses their butts enough he can weasel his way into the majority and use his position as the Chief to influence the opinion of the Court by deciding who writes the opinion. If he joins the libs and fails to bring one of the other conservative justices with him, Clarence Thomas makes that decision instead as the most senior conservative justice.
So I think once ACB is confirmed, we'll actually see Roberts tack back to the right. He may despise Trump with every bone in his body, but I doubt he wants opinions related to the more contentious issues decided by the Court dominated by Thomas.
Doesn't matter either way. He took an oath to defend the constitution and he has failed miserably at it. He has no character or morales. The dude thinks he is a legislator with what he did to ObamaCare.
He may be trying to ingratiate himself with the conservative justices again, because when ACB is seated they can decide anything they want without his input if they stay together.
If he kisses their butts enough he can weasel his way into the majority and use his position as the Chief to influence the opinion of the Court by deciding who writes the opinion. If he joins the libs and fails to bring one of the other conservative justices with him, Clarence Thomas makes that decision instead as the most senior conservative justice.
So I think once ACB is confirmed, we'll actually see Roberts tack back to the right. He may despise Trump with every bone in his body, but I doubt he wants opinions related to the more contentious issues decided by the Court dominated by Thomas.
I don’t think he despises Trump. I think he’s been blackmailed. There’s always a “swing” conservative justice and that means they target families.
Doesn't matter either way. He took an oath to defend the constitution and he has failed miserably at it. He has no character or morales. The dude thinks he is a legislator with what he did to ObamaCare.