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Chief Justice John Roberts—who helped Bush steal the 2000 election, helped gut voting rights in 2013, helped gut reproductive rights in 2022, enabled overt SCOTUS corruption, and gave Donald Trump near unlimited immunity—is now shocked that the fascist he gave unlimited immunity to is lashing out at him for not giving him even more power, and stated on Tuesday "personally directed hostility is dangerous, and it's got to stop."

Leopards Eating Faces: SCOTUS Edition. Reap What You Sow.

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Tom 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

@QasimRashid
Roberts was appointed to SCOTUS by Bush (jr.) in 2005, so it wasn't from his SCOTUS position that he helped Bush "win" in 2000. Was it from a lower court position that he helped Bush "win"?

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Callisto 4d ago

@tom @QasimRashid As a lawyer in private practice. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jul-21-na-recount21-story.html

Same with Kavanaugh and Coney Barrett, according to this summary. https://gigafact.org/fact-briefs/were-three-of-the-sitting-supreme-court-justices-involved-in-the-bush-v-gore-legal-disputes/

Thomas was already on the Court.

Confirmation Path May Run Through Florida

Roberts' low-profile role as an advisor to Republicans during the 2000 presidential recount fight is likely to be closely scrutinized.

Los Angeles Times