"Congratulations to John Roberts, who will now surely displace Taney as the most ... hated Chief Justice in history"

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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John Pfaff
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Congratulations to John Roberts, who will now surely displace Taney as the most scathingly hated Chief Justice in the history books, and to the Roberts Court, which m will go down as the one that probably did the most of any to destroy what is good about this country

‪Aaron Reichlin-Melnick‬
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Justice Sotomayor ends her dissent by saying the Supreme Court has permitted "thousands [to] suffer violence in farflung locales," an action which "rewards lawlessness" by the Trump administration.

She says the Court has undermined the basic concept of Due Process under the law.
The Due Process Clause represents “the principle that ours is a government of laws, not of men, and that we submit ourselves to rulers only if under rules.” Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U. S. 579, 646 (1952) (Jackson, J., concurring). By rewarding lawlessness, the Court once again undermines that foundational principle. Apparently, the Court finds the idea that thousands will suffer violence in farflung locales more palatable than the remote possibility that a District Court exceeded its remedial powers when it ordered the Government to provide notice and process to which the plaintiffs are constitutionally and statutorily entitled. That use of discretion is as incomprehensible as it is inexcusable. Respectfully, but regretfully, I dissent.
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June 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM

Congratulations to John Roberts, who will now surely displace Taney as the most scathingly hated Chief Justice in the history books, and to the Roberts Court, which m will go down as the one that probably did the most of any to destroy what is good about this country

— John Pfaff (@johnpfaff.bsky.social) 2025-06-23T21:12:05.693Z

[PJMcK]

1. Roberts has been a failure since day one

He's totally in the can for Republicans, meaning Trump.

Fuck him.

[MW67]

2. I think

He is not his own man this Roberts , every other R Congress critter is openly threatened and most have received maga death threats,the Supremes not so openly or reported either , if you're alive years from now you may hear about why they made all these upside down rulings

[barbtries]

8. then quit.

Democrats are being threatened constantly and one of them, plus her husband and her dog, were just assassinated. They're still showing up for their country.

he's a fascist authoritarian, a republican before he is anything else, and there will be no redemption for him because he was scared of getting hurt.

[mountain grammy]

9. Nope. This is exactly who he is.

Read up on John Roberts.

[BOSSHOG]

3. I will do all I can to enforce that notion

I don’t hate John Roberts but I do cherish liberty and Justice and due process for all. I’m a Veteran. Roberts Supreme Court did harm to what my previous employment existed for to maintain. I would think the decisions his court made relative to this thread were a helluva lot harder than doing the right thing. I’m kinda educated and a slow reading of the law as it applies to cases before the SC should be an easy task.

It’s become a cliche amongst those who care not. “We’ll take it to the Supreme Court.” It’s like a six year old hollering Ill tell Grandma.

[ailsagirl]

4. What about Clarence Thomas??

How does HE rank??

[AZ8theist]

7. Uncle Tom is unrankable.

Hope he retires rather than die in office.

It will be hilarious watching all of his rich white "friends" run away from him faster than a fart in the wind.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. He's an associate justice. NT

[ailsagirl]

14. Thanks

[not fooled]

5. Roberts realizes that the only way to keep ever-growing income inequality

and oligarchy moving forward is to allow violence against the populace.

[madamesilverspurs]

6. Not for the first time, let's not forget

that Roberts' position is reward for the work he did on Bush v Gore. Two of the other conservatives on that bench, Kavanaugh and Barrett, were also part of W's legal team on that effort. Their co-tenancy on the highest court defies all odds or any statistical probabilities. Coincidence my ass.


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[Hekate]

11. Never forget. Never forgive.

[rickyhall]

10. I have a problem dealing with bad guys getting away with it.

It just ain't what I learned growing up. I grew up on westerns and in westerns the bad guy goes down PERIOD.

[NNadir]

13. It was a tough act to follow, but Roberts accomplished what Taney could not.

He voided the Constitution by declaring the Constitution unconstitutional.