The Legacy of John Roberts

[kentuck]

What will history say about a Chief Justice that sat in on probably the most important impeachment in the history of our nation and said nothing?

What will history say about a Chief Justice that permitted a trial to end without witnesses or documents?

How can Roberts sit on the sideline and not involve the Judiciary is such an important case?

[dalton99a]

1. He is worse than useless.

[TheBlackAdder]

10. Right down the tube.

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[Johnny2X2X]

2. He watched the Republic collapse

His legacy will be that of an impotent fool who thought he was doing the right thing, but really was just watching the Constitution burn and the country dissolve.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

3. All depends on who writes the history...

I can see it written that Roberts is on the team that saved America along with the rest of the patriots that uncovered the truth of the dems plot against the constitution and America.

It’s being written like that now. The outrage that seemingly exists will be disappeared; nothing to see here folks.

[LakeArenal]

4. Thought he might be a hero.

Turns put he’s a goat.

[FBaggins]

5. How can Roberts sit on the sideline and not involve the Judiciary?

Maybe because the Constitution gives the Senate the sole power in this regard?

People keep looking for a deus ex machina to pop in and keep this from ending exactly the way we've known it would end for well over a year now.

[kentuck]

6. But the Judiciary still must interpret the law.

Even if the Senate is the sole power for trials in the Senate.

[FBaggins]

13. There isn't any "law" involved here to interpret

Your OP implies that Roberts should step in and make up some new standard because we don't like how the Senate is handling the trial. He has no such powers.

[kentuck]

14. There are not a lot of precedents...

...except there has never been an impeachment trial without witnesses.

He is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. I cannot buy the argument that he is useless and has no power to interpret the laws. I would agree those powers are not delineated in the Constitution.

[katmondoo]

7. His legacy just sunk to a huge low. He lost respect and history will not be kind to him.

[struggle4progress]

8. At the zoo

Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo ... Monkeys stand for honesty; giraffes are insincere; and the elephants are kindly -- but they're dumb. Orangutans are skeptical of changes in their cages; and the zookeeper is very fond of rum

[UpInArms]

9. Useless Traitor.

Eom

[gibraltar72]

11. He is partisan also.

[WhiteTara]

12. he's a treason weasel?