John Roberts: Wahh! Wahh! You People Don't Understand Us!

[turbinetree]

Roberts complained at a conference of lawyers in Hershey, Pennsylvania, according to the report.

By Susie Madrak — May 7, 2026
John Roberts is having a little hissy fit over how Americans view the court as "truly political actors." He also added that the court takes great effort to "figure out what the Constitution means," even though he acknowledged that some of the court's decisions are "unpopular.

Roberts made the comments at a conference of lawyers in Hershey, Pennsylvania, according to the report.

“I think at a very basic level, people think we’re making policy decisions, [that] we’re saying we think this is what things should be as opposed to this is what the law provides,” Roberts said. “I think they view us as truly political actors, which I don’t think is an accurate understanding of what we do. I would say that’s the main difficulty.”

https://crooksandliars.com/2026/05/john-roberts-wahh-wahh-you-people-dont

Hey John Roberts your a fucking liar...........right along with your 5 other maga minions..........


Susan Madrak says it perfectly.............

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Oh, puh-LEEZE. It's bad enough that you've turned the Court into a policy arm of the Republican party, but you get to piss on our legs and tell us it's raining?

Tick-tock, you slimy weasel. Reform is coming

[Irish_Dem]

1. They are corrupt, criminal traitors.

They belong in prison.

[milestogo]

2. I hope he knows his place in history

will be as head of the Court that destroyed democracy. He will be remembered for centuries.

Fuck you very much, John Roberts.

[irisblue]

3. He is the Roger Taney (1836-1864) of the 21st century

[Spazito]

20. Absolutely!

[usonian]

4. I understand.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

17. Good picture but I doubt Trump knows how to play chess. Should be checkers in that drawing.

[usonian]

18. checkers can't accommodate the mugs.

Old Maid? Is that too tough for him?

Bridge?

[bdamomma]

5. Expanding the

court and term limits please must be enacted!!!!!!

[walkingman]

6. We need it, we want it, it will be very difficult if not impossible to do.

The key steps would be:

1. A bill passes the House of Representatives
2. A bill passes the Senate
This means overcoming or eliminating the Senate filibuster unless one party has 60 votes
3. The president signs the bill
4. The president nominates new justices to the added seats
5. The Senate confirms them

With present day voter suppression and the likely voter apathy caused by knowing that your vote does not count the task becomes even harder.

Can we call ourselves a Democracy?

[Johonny]

7. Most GOP court picks were political actors first

Justices second. As party politics has basically taken over all of our lives... it simply cannot be unseen.

Thats his problem. He is a Republican first, and American second. We all see it.

[chelsea0011]

8. Bringing Jim Crow laws back

is no misunderstanding.

[oasis]

9. 13 will become a lucky number.

[republianmushroom]

10. Reminds me of Nixon, I'm no thief.

[sarchasm]

11. The main difficulty is, you not following precedent, asshole! Stare Decisis MF!

[evilhime]

12. Legacy? shite!

The Roberts court will go down as the most corrupt biased unAmerican court in our history - They are literally destroying everything that was accomplished in the last century, and honestly my pitbull could interpret the Constitution better than they do. I’m a 60s child and all the freedoms we fought for back then are being destroyed and we are having to start all over again. You know the Greenwood (Trump) anthem God Bless the USA? There is a line in there I think would be better saying “where at least I used to feel free”.

[themaguffin]

13. He looks even worse saying that bullshit and I didn't think that was possible. The fucking nerve of him.

[BaronChocula]

14. He could cry in his beer

in a visit to the Tröegs Brewery.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

15. Roberts is a sellout and he pushed the country back to the 50ś

Money equals speech is something he really agrees with...sad

[Volaris]

16. No Mr. ChiefJustice, the problem is we understand perfectly well;

and you're just being a whiny bitch about having been clocked.

[ananda]

19. 66.67% of the court is fascist and aligned with the KKK.

Including Roberts.

[11 Bravo]

21. Johnny, Johnny, Johnny! Your robe's the wrong color and you forgot the hood.

[struggle4progress]

22. Roberts ... Roberts .. Isn't he one of the folk who gave bigtime immunity to a thieving pervert?

[turbinetree]

23. He was right at the front of the maga corrupt US Supreme court line salivating to make up there own rule on treason...

along with help from that "judge" in Florida...........

[LetMyPeopleVote]

24. MaddowBlog-Why John Roberts' defense of the Supreme Court was so wildly unpersuasive

Justices should consider not only why most believe the high court is motivated by politics, but also their own role in fueling the problem they find offensive.

Why John Roberts’ defense of the Supreme Court was so wildly unpersuasive www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

— Philly Joe (@joehick58.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T22:39:16.924Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/john-roberts-defense-supreme-court-unpersuasive

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is clearly aware of public perceptions related to the high court, though he apparently wants Americans to see him and fellow justices as above the political fray. The Associated Press reported on his latest public remarks:

“I think, at a very basic level, people think we’re making policy decisions, we’re saying we think this is how things should be, as opposed to what the law provides,” he said. “I think they view us as purely political actors, which I don’t think is an accurate understanding of what we do.”

His remarks to a conference of judges and lawyers from the 3rd U.S. Circuit in Pennsylvania came at a time of low public confidence in the court, and about a week after the court handed down a decision that hollowed out the Voting Rights Act.

As part of the same remarks, Roberts went on to argue that sitting justices are not “part of the political process … and I’m not sure people grasp that as much as is appropriate.”.....

Why does the public see the justices, as Roberts put it, as “political actors”? It might have something to do with far-right justices issuing regressive and reactionary rulings. And far-right justices getting caught up in indefensible ethics controversies. And far-right justices elevating the presidency above the law.

But I suspect one of the main reasons so many people see justices as “political actors” is the frequency with which they act like political actors. Right around the same time that the public was learning about Roberts’ remarks, Justice Neil Gorsuch, who has a track record of chatting with conservative media personalities, appeared on a conservative podcast, talking about his belief that “young conservatives must have courage to stand by their beliefs.”....

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut argued five years ago, “Judges turning into political actors, giving speeches attacking journalists, is terrible for the court and terrible for democracy.” Justices proceeded to ignore the warning.

The tarnishing of the Supreme Court — its credibility, its integrity and its reputation — has unfolded episodically over the course of several years. If Roberts and his brethren want to whine about public reactions to their work, that’s their right, but if they want to help restore the institution’s standing, they have an enormous amount of work to do. To date, they have shown no willingness whatsoever to even acknowledge the causes of the Supreme Court’s problems, much less take steps to address what ails it.

Roberts is a racist asshole who has been plotting to overturn or gut the Voting Rights Act since Roberts' days in the Reagan DOJ. I still remember reading the Shelby County opinion and dissent where Roberts gutted Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. That was NOT a legal opinion but a policy decision based on Roberts' belief that there was no longer racial prejudice. Alito's opinion is merely a continuation of the racist policies of the six asshole SCOTUS justices.

[turbinetree]

25. This says everything about Roberts and the maga court................thank you....

[Scrivener7]

26. We understand you just fine, John. You racist, sexist creep.

[Deuxcents]

27. Looks like Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida and a lot more states in the south understand you just fine

You closed the door on what was left of the Voting Rights Act and opened the flood gates to drown out any minority voices for representation. We all heard you loud and clear

[RockRaven]

28. He's crying about the FACT that people see him more clearly than he sees himself.

He can be a liar, or he can be delusional, but he cannot be neither.