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American History

irisblue

(36,229 posts) Mon Sep 29, 2025, 11:03 AM Sep 29

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September 29, 2005, John G. Roberts, Jr. was confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States.

Another way Shrub screwed the country.

https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/infocus/judicialnominees/roberts.html#:~:text=In%20May%202001%2C%20President%20George,Room%20of%20the%20White%20House.

snip-"OnSeptember 29, 2005, then-Judge Roberts was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and, after remarks by President George W. Bush, was sworn-in as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States by Associate Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, in the East Room of the White House.

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September 29, 2005, John G. Roberts, Jr. was confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States. (Original Post) irisblue Sep 29 OP

Roberts has been a horrible Justice LetMyPeopleVote Sep 29 #1

He commented once that he did not want to be Roger Tanny. TOO LATE MFer irisblue Sep 29 #2

He's actually worse than Taney. Taney, as evil as he might have been NNadir Sep 29 #4

Sad day in history. sinkingfeeling Sep 29 #3

Another day that lives in infamy. Wonder Why Sep 29 #5

LetMyPeopleVote

(171,135 posts)

1. Roberts has been a horrible Justice

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 11:27 AM

Sep 29

The gutting of the Voting Rights Act and the trump immunity decisions are two of the worst opinions in the history of the SCOTUS

irisblue

(36,229 posts)

2. He commented once that he did not want to be Roger Tanny. TOO LATE MFer

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 11:42 AM

Sep 29

NNadir

(36,734 posts)

4. He's actually worse than Taney. Taney, as evil as he might have been

Reply to irisblue (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 12:00 PM

Sep 29

...did not declare the Constitution unconstitutional in service to an ignorant orange pedophile.

sinkingfeeling

(56,533 posts)

3. Sad day in history.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 11:47 AM

Sep 29

Wonder Why

(6,250 posts)

5. Another day that lives in infamy.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:39 PM

Sep 29

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