Senator Grassley calls out Justice Roberts

[basquebromance]

get im! get im! get im!

Grassley calls out John Roberts on Senate floor

 

[Syriusly]

get im! get im! get im!

Grassley calls out John Roberts on Senate floor

Now if Grassley would just do his job as per the United States Constitution......

 

[JakeStarkey]

Tell Grass he is talking out of his ass. The Senate wants a rigid political ideology on the Court, mistaking hard core conservatism as constitutionalism. It is not.

 

[waltky]

Uncle Ferd wonderin'...

... is dey gonna arm wrestle...

... mud wrestle...

... or Injun wrestle?

 

[basquebromance]

submission wrestling is the best form of wrestling

 

[MACAULAY]

Solid beat-down by Grassley. Used Reason, Logic, and an understanding of how the Branches of Government operate.

We know Sotomeyor and Kagan call the White House to find out how to vote....Roberts sounds its three.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

"The chief justice has it exactly backwards," Grassley also said. "The confirmation process doesn't make the justices appear political. The confirmation process has gotten political precisely because the court itself has drifted from the constitutional text and rendered decisions based instead on policy preferences."

Nonsense.

Grassley is as ignorant as he is wrong.

The Constitution exists solely in the context of its case law, as determined by the Supreme Court – ruling in accordance with settled, accepted Constitutional jurisprudence is not to ‘drift away’ from ‘constitutional text’; indeed, it’s the role and responsibility of the Supreme Court follow that settled accepted case law, to recognize precedent in a consistent manner, which the court has for the most part accomplished.

That Grassley doesn’t like how the Court has ruled because it conflicts with errant, wrongheaded conservative dogma, or the partisan republican agenda, is irrelevant, and is in no way legitimate grounds upon which to attack Roberts or the Court.

 

[paulitician]

Too little, too late. He should have shown that fire when he had the opportunity to oppose his Nomination. Grassley's typical of Republican 'leadership.' They're never there for you when you need em most.

I mean, who cares that he opposes him now? Roberts already gave us Obamacare and is in there for life. It's too late. I think Grassley's just playin folks now.

 

[The Rabbi]

"The chief justice has it exactly backwards," Grassley also said. "The confirmation process doesn't make the justices appear political. The confirmation process has gotten political precisely because the court itself has drifted from the constitutional text and rendered decisions based instead on policy preferences."

Nonsense.

Grassley is as ignorant as he is wrong.

The Constitution exists solely in the context of its case law, as determined by the Supreme Court – ruling in accordance with settled, accepted Constitutional jurisprudence is not to ‘drift away’ from ‘constitutional text’; indeed, it’s the role and responsibility of the Supreme Court follow that settled accepted case law, to recognize precedent in a consistent manner, which the court has for the most part accomplished.

That Grassley doesn’t like how the Court has ruled because it conflicts with errant, wrongheaded conservative dogma, or the partisan republican agenda, is irrelevant, and is in no way legitimate grounds upon which to attack Roberts or the Court.

You are both ignorant and wrong.
Grassley has forgotten more about the Constiutiton and law than you'll ever know.

 

[percysunshine]

U.S. Senate: Roll Call Vote


Grassley ---Yea

 

[paulitician]

Grassley's playin folks. Just like Bush, Boehner and McConnell did for so many years. Grassley had the chance to oppose Roberts, but he didn't. Therefore he's responsible for Obamacare and all other future terrible Roberts decisions. I don't give a damn he supposedly opposes Roberts now. It's too bleepin late for that.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

get im! get im! get im!

Grassley calls out John Roberts on Senate floor

Now if Grassley would just do his job as per the United States Constitution......

What job is he not doing?

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

"The chief justice has it exactly backwards," Grassley also said. "The confirmation process doesn't make the justices appear political. The confirmation process has gotten political precisely because the court itself has drifted from the constitutional text and rendered decisions based instead on policy preferences."

Nonsense.

Grassley is as ignorant as he is wrong.

The Constitution exists solely in the context of its case law, as determined by the Supreme Court – ruling in accordance with settled, accepted Constitutional jurisprudence is not to ‘drift away’ from ‘constitutional text’; indeed, it’s the role and responsibility of the Supreme Court follow that settled accepted case law, to recognize precedent in a consistent manner, which the court has for the most part accomplished.

That Grassley doesn’t like how the Court has ruled because it conflicts with errant, wrongheaded conservative dogma, or the partisan republican agenda, is irrelevant, and is in no way legitimate grounds upon which to attack Roberts or the Court.

There is no case law that cannot be unsettled.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Grassley is going to try to force through his electorate in an election year.

Good luck.

SCOTUS's has the ultimate responsibility.

There is no case law that cannot be unsettled.

 

[g5000]

get im! get im! get im!

Grassley calls out John Roberts on Senate floor

 

[paulitician]

Roberts is in for life thanks to Grassley and most other Republicans in Congress. So what does it matter feigning opposition to him now? Are folks really buyin it?

 

[BULLDOG]

submission wrestling is the best form of wrestling

So that makes you a bottom?

 

[gipper]

Grassley is right. Will he stick to his guns is anyone's guess.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Too little, too late. He should have shown that fire when he had the opportunity to oppose his Nomination. Grassley's typical of Republican 'leadership.' They're never there for you when you need em most.

I mean, who cares that he opposes him now? Roberts already gave us Obamacare and is in there for life. It's too late. I think Grassley's just playin folks now.

And this is as idiotic and as ignorant as what Grassley is whining about – if not more so.

The Supreme Court didn’t ‘give us’ the ACA, the notion is moronic nonsense; the ACA was enacted by Congress, whose members are elected by the people, representing the people.

The ACA is Constitutional in accordance with Congress’ taxing authority, where the Supreme Court reaffirmed that fact.

It’s this sort of ignorance and partisan stupidity common to most on the right that renders conservatism ridiculous.

 

[percysunshine]

Roberts is in for life thanks to Grassley and most other Republicans in Congress. So what does it matter feigning opposition to him now? Are folks really buyin it?

Soooo...when President Rubio nominates Cruz as Scalia's replacement, how will Grassley vote?