"It would be nice—and, in political terms, smart—if the left changes its tune about Roberts in the wake of his courageous stand."
I am grateful Roberts voted with the majority in this case. I'm not likely to ever change my tune about him though in light of his vote on Presidential immunity. (Tongue-in-cheek, I have to wonder, was that just for Trump?)
I'm not anybody's idea of a leftist, in fact I think of myself as an originalist, a textualist, and a strict constructionist, and on those bases I'm 100% with @Kim Sherwood on this.
I appreciate Chief Justice Roberts standing up for the Constitution in this case, but he's late to the party, almost too late. His behavior on the Shadow Docket has been deplorable regarding Trump's overreach, although he can still begin to redeem himself when those cases are addressed on the merits. He did real, lasting damage to the constitutional order and the rule of law in the presidential immunity case, and it's hard for me to see how he can fix that.
When the birthright citizenship decision finally comes down, it better be clear, unambiguous, and definitive in its full-throated defense of the Fourteenth Amendment. With anything less, John Roberts risks joining Roger Taney in the Supreme Court Hall of Shame.
missing words - ALWAYS, OFTEN, CAN. Should also add "(and federal judges)". in other words: "the justices showed that the president can't ALWAYS run roughshod over Congress (and federal judges), but often he can". That's the current reality.
"It would be nice—and, in political terms, smart—if the left changes its tune about Roberts in the wake of his courageous stand."
I am grateful Roberts voted with the majority in this case. I'm not likely to ever change my tune about him though in light of his vote on Presidential immunity. (Tongue-in-cheek, I have to wonder, was that just for Trump?)
I'm not anybody's idea of a leftist, in fact I think of myself as an originalist, a textualist, and a strict constructionist, and on those bases I'm 100% with @Kim Sherwood on this.
I appreciate Chief Justice Roberts standing up for the Constitution in this case, but he's late to the party, almost too late. His behavior on the Shadow Docket has been deplorable regarding Trump's overreach, although he can still begin to redeem himself when those cases are addressed on the merits. He did real, lasting damage to the constitutional order and the rule of law in the presidential immunity case, and it's hard for me to see how he can fix that.
When the birthright citizenship decision finally comes down, it better be clear, unambiguous, and definitive in its full-throated defense of the Fourteenth Amendment. With anything less, John Roberts risks joining Roger Taney in the Supreme Court Hall of Shame.
But but this shameful decision means TEH COMMUNISTS win!
There….I saved sone of our commenters the work of typing
missing words - ALWAYS, OFTEN, CAN. Should also add "(and federal judges)". in other words: "the justices showed that the president can't ALWAYS run roughshod over Congress (and federal judges), but often he can". That's the current reality.