[PJMedia] Chief Justice John Roberts, the person in charge of the Supreme Court of the United States, recently stepped forward with a familiar appeal, urging Americans to dial back personal attacks on judges and to show respect for the judiciary. The message landed with a tone of concern, almost paternal, as if the country had suddenly lost its bearings and needed a reminder about decorum.Roberts framed the issue as one of civic responsibility, arguing that the rule of law depends on public confidence in the courts, which sounds right on its face. Courts don't have armies; they rely on legitimacy, and when that legitimacy weakens, the system strains.
But we didn't just fall off the bus deciding to turn on the judiciary. That frustration has been building for years, and it didn't come from nowhere.
Came mostly from Roberts mealy mouthed defense of things which SHOULD have been plain and clear in the law and constitution
| He didn’t say boo when President Obama insulted the Supreme Court as they sat mum during one of his States of the Union, so it seems a bit hypocritical to raise the issue now. |
Judges like James Boasberg, chief judge of the U.S. District Court, and Tanya Chutkan, U.S. district judge, both for the District of Columbia, have played central roles in high-profile cases involving Trump-era policies. Their decisions have drawn sharp reactions, not because people suddenly dislike judges, but because the rulings often carry clear political consequences.
Roberts has spent much of his tenure trying to protect the idea that judges operate above politics, saying more than once that there are no "Obama judges" or "Trump judges," only independent jurists applying the law.
| Looking at the rulings they put out, this is clearly untrue, though not universally so. There are some independent jurists — they’re just not the ones in whose courts the political, anti-Trump cases are filed. |
The perception of neutrality weakens, not because the public suddenly turned cynical, but because patterns became too hard to ignore.
When the rulings only go one way...
The frustration cuts both ways; progressive activists have attacked conservative justices like Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas over ethics and past rulings. The left has taken its gloves off, and Roberts knows it.
Still, Roberts' warning feels incomplete; asking Americans to lower their voices without addressing why the temperature rose in the first place misses the heart of the issue. The judiciary didn't drift into political relevance accidentally.
Federal courts now play a central role in shaping policy outcomes, often stepping in before laws or executive actions even take full effect. That wasn't an overnight shift, and it didn't happen without participation from the judges themselves.
Fuck you, Roberts, and may you burn in the 9th circle for your betrayal of your oath and this country. When the coming Civil War is studied in the future, your weak and vapid defense of the Republic will be the beginning of it and the wind that blew the sparks into a full inferno.
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