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cynatnite

(31,011 posts) Thu Jun 28, 2018, 01:00 PM Jun 2018

Chief Justice John Roberts a swing vote now?

That's what I've heard more than once on MSNBC.

Are they fucking kidding? The guy votes one time and helped save the ACA. Now, they're calling him the swing vote.

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Chief Justice John Roberts a swing vote now? (Original Post) cynatnite Jun 2018 OP

Yeah! Makes you wonder! imanamerican63 Jun 2018 #1

Wishful thinking. n/t FSogol Jun 2018 #2

He may be the new center of the court but he is no swing vote at all. LonePirate Jun 2018 #3

Exactly. Kber Jun 2018 #8

Succinct & depressing observation. -nt CrispyQ Jun 2018 #9

It's been said he can be swayed away from his base ideology with a tight legal argument. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2018 #4

About as much of one as Kennedy. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #5

To the extent that there will be 5-4 decisions, yeah, he's the swing vote. unblock Jun 2018 #6

If this is supposed to cheer me up, it ain't working. :( nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2018 #7

Learn to accept moondust Jun 2018 #10

Not about choice in any way elfin Jun 2018 #11

Yep. That's what I was thinking yesterday. TrishaJ Jun 2018 #12

Well, he was the deciding vote saving PP/ACA a few years back MrNJ Jun 2018 #13

imanamerican63

(13,839 posts)

1. Yeah! Makes you wonder!

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Thu Jun 28, 2018, 01:01 PM

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FSogol

(45,595 posts)

2. Wishful thinking. n/t

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Thu Jun 28, 2018, 01:02 PM

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LonePirate

(13,446 posts)

3. He may be the new center of the court but he is no swing vote at all.

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Thu Jun 28, 2018, 01:02 PM

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Kber

(5,043 posts)

8. Exactly.

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 01:09 PM

Jun 2018

And the center moves to the right yet again.

CrispyQ

(36,567 posts)

9. Succinct & depressing observation. -nt

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Thu Jun 28, 2018, 01:10 PM

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Gidney N Cloyd

(19,847 posts)

4. It's been said he can be swayed away from his base ideology with a tight legal argument.

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Thu Jun 28, 2018, 01:06 PM

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Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

5. About as much of one as Kennedy.

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Thu Jun 28, 2018, 01:06 PM

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unblock

(52,503 posts)

6. To the extent that there will be 5-4 decisions, yeah, he's the swing vote.

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Thu Jun 28, 2018, 01:07 PM

Jun 2018

That doesn't mean he's a moderate any any sense, though.

But then again, neither was Kennedy.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,384 posts)

7. If this is supposed to cheer me up, it ain't working. :( nt

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Thu Jun 28, 2018, 01:07 PM

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moondust

(20,028 posts)

10. Learn to accept

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Thu Jun 28, 2018, 01:23 PM

Jun 2018

the new illiberal confederate plutocracy. Become the new illiberal confederate plutocracy.

elfin

(6,262 posts)

11. Not about choice in any way

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Thu Jun 28, 2018, 01:33 PM

Jun 2018

Wife either works or worked for one of those fake "Crisis Pregnancy Centers" that lie to the girls and preach preach preach just long to go past the legal termination period.

She may have shifted from a project like that to concentrate on adoption for unwanted births to take the heat off him. I have no links, just my aging memory.

TrishaJ

(798 posts)

12. Yep. That's what I was thinking yesterday.

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 01:48 PM

Jun 2018

It is possible.

MrNJ

(200 posts)

13. Well, he was the deciding vote saving PP/ACA a few years back

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Thu Jun 28, 2018, 02:01 PM

Jun 2018

Kennedy would've have found it unconstitutional

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