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turbinetree

(27,706 posts)
Thu May 7, 2026, 10:21 AM 5 hrs ago

John Roberts: Wahh! Wahh! You People Don't Understand Us!

Roberts complained at a conference of lawyers in Hershey, Pennsylvania, according to the report.

By Susie Madrak — May 7, 2026
John Roberts is having a little hissy fit over how Americans view the court as "truly political actors." He also added that the court takes great effort to "figure out what the Constitution means," even though he acknowledged that some of the court's decisions are "unpopular.

Roberts made the comments at a conference of lawyers in Hershey, Pennsylvania, according to the report.

“I think at a very basic level, people think we’re making policy decisions, [that] we’re saying we think this is what things should be as opposed to this is what the law provides,” Roberts said. “I think they view us as truly political actors, which I don’t think is an accurate understanding of what we do. I would say that’s the main difficulty.”

https://crooksandliars.com/2026/05/john-roberts-wahh-wahh-you-people-dont

Hey John Roberts your a fucking liar...........right along with your 5 other maga minions..........


Susan Madrak says it perfectly.............

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Oh, puh-LEEZE. It's bad enough that you've turned the Court into a policy arm of the Republican party, but you get to piss on our legs and tell us it's raining?

Tick-tock, you slimy weasel. Reform is coming

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milestogo

(23,172 posts)
2. I hope he knows his place in history
Thu May 7, 2026, 10:28 AM
5 hrs ago

will be as head of the Court that destroyed democracy. He will be remembered for centuries.

Fuck you very much, John Roberts.

kerry-is-my-prez

(10,324 posts)
17. Good picture but I doubt Trump knows how to play chess. Should be checkers in that drawing.
Thu May 7, 2026, 02:52 PM
48 min ago

walkingman

(11,101 posts)
6. We need it, we want it, it will be very difficult if not impossible to do.
Thu May 7, 2026, 11:01 AM
4 hrs ago

The key steps would be:

1. A bill passes the House of Representatives
2. A bill passes the Senate
This means overcoming or eliminating the Senate filibuster unless one party has 60 votes
3. The president signs the bill
4. The president nominates new justices to the added seats
5. The Senate confirms them

With present day voter suppression and the likely voter apathy caused by knowing that your vote does not count the task becomes even harder.

Can we call ourselves a Democracy?

Johonny

(26,504 posts)
7. Most GOP court picks were political actors first
Thu May 7, 2026, 11:30 AM
4 hrs ago

Justices second. As party politics has basically taken over all of our lives... it simply cannot be unseen.

Thats his problem. He is a Republican first, and American second. We all see it.

evilhime

(379 posts)
12. Legacy? shite!
Thu May 7, 2026, 01:30 PM
2 hrs ago

The Roberts court will go down as the most corrupt biased unAmerican court in our history - They are literally destroying everything that was accomplished in the last century, and honestly my pitbull could interpret the Constitution better than they do. I’m a 60s child and all the freedoms we fought for back then are being destroyed and we are having to start all over again. You know the Greenwood (Trump) anthem God Bless the USA? There is a line in there I think would be better saying “where at least I used to feel free”.

themaguffin

(5,343 posts)
13. He looks even worse saying that bullshit and I didn't think that was possible. The fucking nerve of him.
Thu May 7, 2026, 01:34 PM
2 hrs ago

RANDYWILDMAN

(3,176 posts)
15. Roberts is a sellout and he pushed the country back to the 50ś
Thu May 7, 2026, 01:51 PM
1 hr ago

Money equals speech is something he really agrees with...sad

Volaris

(11,782 posts)
16. No Mr. ChiefJustice, the problem is we understand perfectly well;
Thu May 7, 2026, 02:49 PM
51 min ago

and you're just being a whiny bitch about having been clocked.

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