{"id":1674383,"date":"2022-10-05T15:09:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T19:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1674383"},"modified":"2022-10-05T15:09:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T19:09:33","slug":"john-roberts-is-too-busy-imagining-right-wing-attacks-on-scotus-to-condemn-leftists-war-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-roberts-is-too-busy-imagining-right-wing-attacks-on-scotus-to-condemn-leftists-war-on-it\/","title":{"rendered":"John Roberts Is Too Busy Imagining Right-Wing Attacks On SCOTUS To Condemn Leftists\u2019 War On It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohn-roberts-is-too-busy-imagining-right-wing-attacks-on-scotus-to-condemn-leftists-war-on-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1674383&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Following several landmark rulings during last year\u2019s Supreme Court term, which included the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/06\/27\/dear-prolifers-your-labor-was-not-in-vain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">overturning<\/a> of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/06\/23\/the-best-lines-from-the-supreme-courts-takedown-of-new-yorks-unconstitutional-gun-licensing-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">upholding<\/a> of Second Amendment rights, and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-supreme-court-affirms-religious-liberty-rules-in-favor-of-public-high-school-football-coach-punished-for-praying-after-games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">affirmation<\/a> of constitutionally protected religious liberty, leftists throughout the country\u2019s various institutions have been hard at work in their attempts to destroy the credibility of SCOTUS. But Chief Justice John Roberts, who has shown remarkable efficiency in targeting conservatives when he fears their critiques endanger his bench\u2019s legitimacy, has been conspicuously silent as leftists declare open season on the institution of the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Since the high court kicked off its 2022-23 term earlier this week, the corporate media have launched a barrage of attacks against the body\u2019s Republican-appointed justices and are issuing warnings about potential future decisions that don\u2019t fit their distorted view of reality. In the pages of <a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/2022\/10\/the-supreme-court-is-back-and-ready-to-do-more-damage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Magazine<\/a>, for instance, writer Ed Kilgore whines that the court\u2019s 2021-22 term was \u201cthe most damaging\u201d for \u201cprogressives\u201d in \u201cliving memory,\u201d and opined that this year\u2019s term \u201cwill have multiple opportunities to further the idea that [SCOTUS is] little more than an extension of the Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]here will be plenty of opportunities in the 2022\u201323 term for the right-wing majority that reversed\u00a0<em>Roe\u00a0<\/em>v.<em>\u00a0Wade<\/em>\u00a0to upset additional progressive precedents and carve out new areas of constitutional law that could strengthen privileges for white people, conservative Christians, private-property interests, and red-state lawmakers,\u201d Kilgore writes.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, any efforts to smear non-leftist entities by America\u2019s propaganda press wouldn\u2019t be complete without input from The Washington Post and The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupreme Court, dogged by questions of legitimacy, is ready to resume,\u201d a Thursday headline from the Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/supreme-court-dogged-by-questions-of-legitimacy-is-ready-to-resume\/ar-AA12owPR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Supreme Court Isn\u2019t Listening, and It\u2019s No Secret Why,\u201d a Saturday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/10\/01\/opinion\/supreme-court-legitimacy.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&amp;smtyp=cur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">headline<\/a> from the Times\u2019 editorial board opines, with the writers hyperbolically claiming that \u201c[a] court that does not keep [public] trust cannot perform its critical role in American government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/supreme-court-looks-ahead-new-term-amid-internal-upheaval-shaky-public-confidence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">highly contentious issues<\/a> scheduled to come before SCOTUS this term include affirmative action, federal immigration policy, \u201cwhether business owners can refuse services\u201d to LGBT customers \u201cbased on religious liberty claims,\u201d \u201c[v]oter redistricting, and the discretion of state legislatures to create congressional election boundaries,\u201d as well as others.<\/p>\n<h2>The Buck Stops with Joe Biden<\/h2>\n<p>The wave of open hostility towards SCOTUS, particularly over the court\u2019s takedown of <em>Roe<\/em>\u2018s invented \u201cright\u201d to an abortion, isn\u2019t exclusive to the country\u2019s partisan press. Rather, it\u2019s being spearheaded by President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Since the June release of the court\u2019s opinion in <em>Dobbs<\/em> <em>v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/em>, Biden has routinely lambasted SCOTUS and has sought to undermine its legitimacy at every available opportunity. Beginning on June 24, the day <em>Dobbs<\/em> was released, Biden unleashed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/06\/24\/biden-supreme-court-roe-00042376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">series of attacks<\/a> against the high court, saying that the \u201cconservative majority of the Supreme Court\u201d showed \u201chow extreme it is\u201d and \u201chow far removed they are from the majority of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The court is taking the country down an \u201cextreme and dangerous path,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Less than a week later on June 30, Biden proceeded to <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/katiepavlich\/2022\/06\/30\/biden-slams-outrageous-supreme-court-on-foreign-soil-n2609570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declare<\/a> to the world while at a NATO summit in Spain that SCOTUS\u2019s \u201coutrageous behavior\u201d in overturning <em>Roe<\/em> is \u201cthe one thing that has been destabilizing [the world].\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"Srlb6haO0pPDMCrXoW7uRsk6GxeLJ5Aq41PvIei3wEuaKE8wWTo9zVXzFt9vAhDFg2kUq0n4K8bymNSxUcHRfV5QGT1MgyI2tC\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden: &#8220;[T]he one thing that has been destabilizing [the world] is the outrageous behavior of the Supreme Court of the United States in overruling not only Roe v. Wade, but essentially challenging the right to privacy.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HUuJlOktOH\">pic.twitter.com\/HUuJlOktOH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1542496745371975680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A day later on July 1, the president continued with attempts to further denigrate the high court, once again referring to it as an \u201cextremist\u201d institution during a virtual meeting with Democrat governors over abortion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m joined by a group of Democratic governors as we work closely to protect women\u2019s rights after this tragic reversal of Roe v. Wade \u2014 a terrible, extreme decision, in my view, upending the lives and impacting on the health and safety of millions of women,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2022\/07\/02\/remarks-by-president-biden-during-a-virtual-meeting-with-governors-on-reproductive-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cAnd I share the public outrage at this extremist Court that\u2019s committed to moving America backwards with fewer rights, less autonomy, and politicians invading the most personal of decisions of not only women but we\u2019ll find, if they expend \u2014 expand on this decision, men as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Where\u2019s John Roberts?<\/h2>\n<p>Despite Biden\u2019s unprecedented wave of attacks against SCOTUS, the body\u2019s chief justice, John Roberts, is nowhere to be found. While the George W. Bush appointee did issue remarks this past summer <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/14\/for-lack-of-public-confidence-in-the-supreme-court-john-roberts-has-only-himself-to-blame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">questioning<\/a> \u201cthe connection between the opinions people disagree with and the\u00a0legitimacy of the Supreme Court,\u201d he has not explicitly condemned or addressed Biden\u2019s attacks on the high court.<\/p>\n<p>The same could not be said, however, when it came to responding to criticisms issued by former President Donald Trump of leftist judges engaged in political activism from the bench. Back in November 2018, the Republican president blasted a federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama for blocking one of his administration\u2019s immigration policies, saying that the ruling was \u201ca disgrace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause every case, no matter where it is, they file it \u2014 practically, I mean practically \u2014 for all intents and purposes \u2014 they file it in what\u2019s called the 9th Circuit. This was an Obama judge. And I\u2019ll tell you what, it\u2019s not going to happen like this anymore,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/columns\/bridget-johnson\/2018\/11\/21\/chief-justice-roberts-no-such-thing-as-obama-judges-n118638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cEverybody that wants to sue the United States, they file their case in \u2014 almost \u2014 they file their case in the 9th Circuit. And it means an automatic loss no matter what you do, no matter how good your case is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked for comment on the president\u2019s remarks by the Associated Press, Roberts responded with a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-america-donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-immigration-c4b34f9639e141069c08cf1e3deb6b84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> directly addressing Trump\u2019s criticisms, saying that the judiciary does \u201cnot have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cThe independent judiciary is something we should all be thankful for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Biden\u2019s, Trump\u2019s comments didn\u2019t call into question the credibility of the judiciary, let alone label the Obama appointee or the 9th Circuit as \u201cextremist.\u201d Moreover, Trump never went before the world\u2019s leading nations and accused his own country\u2019s judiciary of stripping rights from American citizens. So why the response from Roberts to Trump but not Biden? <\/p>\n<p>While former colleagues of Roberts such as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz have <a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/valtct-senator-cruz-says-scotus-chief-justice-john-roberts-despises-donald-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indicated<\/a> that the chief justice appears to \u201cdespise[] Donald Trump,\u201d the double standard seems to fall in line with Roberts\u2019 history of political activism on the high court. Whether it\u2019s been his behind-the-scenes deal with leftist justices to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/05\/03\/john-roberts-cowardice-on-obamacare-is-why-the-left-thinks-it-can-bully-and-extort-scotus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">save Obamacare<\/a> or his <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/14\/for-lack-of-public-confidence-in-the-supreme-court-john-roberts-has-only-himself-to-blame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ill-fated attempt<\/a> to preserve <em>Roe<\/em>, Roberts has regularly demonstrated a willingness to forfeit the traditional principles of a judge in order to avoid negative coverage from the country\u2019s corrupt, left-wing media.<\/p>\n<p>As detailed in their bestselling book, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Justice-Trial-Kavanaugh-Confirmation-Supreme\/dp\/1621579832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court<\/a>,\u201d for example, Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and President of the Judicial Crisis Network Carrie Severino note how Roberts \u201cwas uneasy with the prospect of the Court\u2019s making such a major change\u201d to Obamacare and \u201cfeared it would be blamed for the likely fallout in the insurance markets\u201d if the court struck it down.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News\u2019 Jan Crawford has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/roberts-switched-views-to-uphold-health-care-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> similar findings, revealing that \u201cRoberts pays attention to media coverage\u201d and that \u201c[a]s chief justice, he is keenly aware of his leadership role on the court\u201d and \u201cis sensitive to how the court is perceived by the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While rebuking Trump offered no real threat of bad coverage from legacy media, a statement condemning Biden for his attacks on the court almost certainly would. Then again, maybe Roberts is just too busy identifying and punishing the Dobbs leaker \u2014 oh wait, he still hasn\u2019t gotten around to that either.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the ultimate reason may be for his continued silence, Roberts\u2019 double standard doesn\u2019t bode well for the chief justice\u2019s apparent bid to preserve SCOTUS\u2019s long-term reputation. If he had any real interest in preserving the integrity of the institution he serves, Roberts should abandon his role as a politician and become the originalist judge the country needs him to be.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Shawn Fleetwood is a Staff Writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He also serves as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. 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