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| | '''John G. Roberts, Jr.''' (January 27, 1955) is the 17th and current Chief Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] (2005-). He was appointed by [[President]] [[George W. Bush]] to replace [[William Rehnquist]] as Chief Justice, after having served on the Court of Appeals for the [[D.C. Circuit]]. Chief Justice Roberts provided the pivotal 5th vote to uphold [[ObamaCare]] on the unexpected grounds that he found it to be a tax, rather than a proper exercise of [[Commerce Clause]] authority. According to [[WikiLeaks]], [[John Podesta]] blackmailed him into supporting [[Obamacare]],<ref>https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/3323</ref><ref>http://www.dailywire.com/news/10175/wikileaks-hillary-ally-spoke-campaign-about-frank-camp</ref> and Robert's path to ruling in favor of ObamaCare contradicted his promise to act as a neutral "umpire."<ref>Hillyer, Quin (February 5, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/john-roberts-biography-still-leaves-obamacare-case-as-a-travesty John Roberts biography still leaves Obamacare case as a travesty]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref> Roberts was known to have illegally adopted two kids from Ireland.<ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2014/02/the_ghost_and_john_roberts.html</ref> | | '''John G. Roberts, Jr.''' (January 27, 1955) is the 17th and current Chief Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] (2005-). He was appointed by [[President]] [[George W. Bush]] to replace [[William Rehnquist]] as Chief Justice, after having served on the Court of Appeals for the [[D.C. Circuit]]. Chief Justice Roberts provided the pivotal 5th vote to uphold [[ObamaCare]] on the unexpected grounds that he found it to be a tax, rather than a proper exercise of [[Commerce Clause]] authority. According to [[WikiLeaks]], [[John Podesta]] blackmailed him into supporting [[Obamacare]],<ref>https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/3323</ref><ref>http://www.dailywire.com/news/10175/wikileaks-hillary-ally-spoke-campaign-about-frank-camp</ref> and Robert's path to ruling in favor of ObamaCare contradicted his promise to act as a neutral "umpire."<ref>Hillyer, Quin (February 5, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/john-roberts-biography-still-leaves-obamacare-case-as-a-travesty John Roberts biography still leaves Obamacare case as a travesty]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref> Roberts was known to have illegally adopted two kids from Ireland.<ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2014/02/the_ghost_and_john_roberts.html</ref> |
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| − | On November 21, 2018, the Chief Justice Roberts issued an unusual rebuke of President [[Trump]]'s reference to an "[[Obama]] judge," even though Trump's comments were supported by a statistical analysis of forum-shopping by the [[Left]] in their lawsuits against Trump, and the decisions in those cases. President Trump immediately responded with tweets criticizing the Chief Justice and pointing to the evidence.<ref>https://www.apnews.com/c4b34f9639e141069c08cf1e3deb6b84</ref> However, Roberts did not issue such a statement after Obama criticized Supreme Court justice [[Samuel Alito]] for ruling in a way the former disapproved of.<ref>Multiple references: | + | Roberts does not adhere to judicial [[originalism]] and seeks to bend the law to not appear too "conservative."<ref>Horowitz, Daniel (September 13, 2019). [https://www.conservativereview.com/news/conservatives-must-fight-judicial-supremacism-not-hang-hopes-john-roberts/ Why conservatives must fight judicial supremacism — and not hang their hopes on John Roberts]. ''Conservative Review''. Retrieved September 13, 2019.</ref> On November 21, 2018, the Chief Justice Roberts issued an unusual rebuke of President [[Trump]]'s reference to an "[[Obama]] judge," even though Trump's comments were supported by a statistical analysis of forum-shopping by the [[Left]] in their lawsuits against Trump, and the decisions in those cases. President Trump immediately responded with tweets criticizing the Chief Justice and pointing to the evidence.<ref>https://www.apnews.com/c4b34f9639e141069c08cf1e3deb6b84</ref> However, Roberts did not issue such a statement after Obama criticized Supreme Court justice [[Samuel Alito]] for ruling in a way the former disapproved of.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | *Pollak, Joel B. (November 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/11/21/chuck-grassley-to-chief-justice-john-roberts-you-rebuked-trump-but-sat-silent-through-obamas-abuse/ Chuck Grassley to Chief Justice John Roberts: You Rebuked Trump — but Sat Silent Through Obama’s Abuse]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 22, 2018. | | *Pollak, Joel B. (November 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/11/21/chuck-grassley-to-chief-justice-john-roberts-you-rebuked-trump-but-sat-silent-through-obamas-abuse/ Chuck Grassley to Chief Justice John Roberts: You Rebuked Trump — but Sat Silent Through Obama’s Abuse]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 22, 2018. |
| | *Lim, Naomi (November 21, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chuck-grassley-i-dont-recall-chief-justice-john-roberts-attacking-obama-after-he-rebuked-alito Chuck Grassley: I don’t recall Chief Justice John Roberts attacking Obama after he rebuked Alito]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved November 21, 2018. | | *Lim, Naomi (November 21, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chuck-grassley-i-dont-recall-chief-justice-john-roberts-attacking-obama-after-he-rebuked-alito Chuck Grassley: I don’t recall Chief Justice John Roberts attacking Obama after he rebuked Alito]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved November 21, 2018. |