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Stephen Herbits's avatar

Bill and Andrew, to say "you've honestly got to feel for Chief Justice John Roberts" is nonsense. It is Roberts who has done more damage to democracy than any one else alive today, including Trump. Just look at his record on election law, designed since his role at the Justice Department under Reagan when he opposed Reagan's desire to renew the Voting Rights Act of 1965. His carefully planned, step-by-step execution of our election laws promoted White wealthy Christian Men into an autocracy: permitting unlimited dark money, claiming corporations are people too, pretending that we are a post racial society, and permitting excessive gerrymandering. See: https://campaignlegal.org/update/why-current-us-supreme-court-threat-our-democracy. This is a thorough examination of Roberts and democracy.

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Jon P's avatar

Gerrymandering did not start during the Roberts Court. I would trade an unlimited amount of dark money influence in politics if it limited the distorting impact of small dollar donors.

All these comments saying McConnell, Roberts, etc. are actually worst than Trump don't understand, after almost 9 years, the unique threats Trump poses to our constitutional system.

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JA's avatar

Roberts is not much of a “leader.” He tends to avoid controversy or conflict plus follows the strongest person leading or voicing from the Court. Roberts should retire and let a strong person become head of the Justice tribe! He has more than done his time, and damage!

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