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Michael Harmon's avatar

A “John Roberts” will refer to the act of reaching a pinnacle of success then reaching into the gutter of human-kind to find those who would be beholden to you; partying with criminals while wearing a robe.

Gwendolyn McEwen's avatar

Thanks for this timely update. Will the State of the Swamp be broadcast live or recorded so West Coast viewers can watch?

Mikel's avatar

What seems at present to be an insurmountable obstacle to a return to sanity and human decency,..is the pre_ meditated submission by john roberts to a fascist,.racist fantasy ,...he full well knows that it,s wrong,..and so do many of the main participants of this madhouse,..invented in the crazed atmosphere of the white mans right to rule all theory,..stoked with greed and bigotry,..the certainty of their cause is their achiles heel,..unfortunately for them,..europe and the rest of the world are not going to buy into it,..just as green technology will do away with fossil fuels,..the world will not be dragged back to tyranny,....stand firm democrats,..great post lisa,?thankyou legal af.

Wade Baynham's avatar

'Through our voices and our votes, we must rebuke the Roberts Court and demand that justice and the rule of law – the vital principle that no one is above the law – be restored.'

Thank you again, Lisa. I could not agree more, and wow, do we have our work cut out for us. I really appreciate your moral and legal clarity, and willingness to keep shining a light in the darkness.

SMcCann's avatar

You are spot on. Much of the damage to the United States goes directly back to the Robert’s court.

Beth Sandman's avatar

All the years of trump’s pedocrimes were well before he entered office.

Pamela davis's avatar

John Robert's should be impeached, along with Thomas, Alito and Gorseche. Criminals

James White's avatar

You are missing the forest. It is judges and Justices we need to hold accountable first. ALL of the current ones should be impeached then let the Senate sort out who to convict and remove. The judge and Justice transgressions go back a long way. See https://usareset.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20 for one of the more recent cases.

Sabrina Wood's avatar

It’s just heart breaking. Thank you Lisa for laying it all out so clearly and comparing other countries.

Odin's Eye's avatar

What happened to Constitutionalism?

Thornton Prayer's avatar

Roberts is just an anodyne, modern version of Roger Taney. He's a reactionary snake in a tailored suit, nothing more and nothing less.

Carol Bahrami's avatar

Just finished reading this article. Today was one of those days when the news cycle and live podcasts here on Substack were busy. Too many and not enough time! Still catching up on the reading. I just managed to snag your book at the library this morning and I look forward to reading it. Thank you for outlining this issue today. It is a tale that is slowly unraveling. I think we may learn more from the European threads than we will learn here. Either way, we need people like you reporting the facts, however they come to light.

Bruce Wilder's avatar

Wonderful analysis of why we are here. We should be making plans now to avoid impending disaster. Václav Havel, anyone?

dezy walls's avatar

Well said. I loved your book and have passed it to an historian who is looking forward to reading it.

Mikel's avatar

The ? Was a typo..!

Lisa Graves's avatar

where is the typo? happy to fix.

Mikel's avatar

Hi…After i say,..great post lisa.