Mr. Am I Being Detained: This isn’t “hypocrisy,” he was lying about what he believes so they would confirm him

This isn’t “hypocrisy,” he was lying about what he believes so they would confirm him

The hypocrisy, it burns.

Justice John Roberts Saying The President Is 'Bound By The Law' During Confirmation Hearing Resurfaces After Immunity Rulingbit.ly John Roberts previously said presidents are "bound by the law" during his confirmation hearing.

You know what they call an authoritarian caught in inconsistency? “Sir.”

Hard to believe that there are people post-Bush still trying to do Daily Show style gotchas on "hypocrisy." They don't care! They have never cared!

"Hypocrisy" isnt the problem; the blatant treason it represents is. Nothing will be done about it though because Americans dont challenge authority.

Democrats don’t challenge authority because they’re lazy and pussyfooted. I don’t even think it’s a corruption thing, our senators are just old, lazy and scary.

Dont wanna upset the donors

I don’t get why the donors think Republicans want to be besties with them? It’s just as much of a fight between elites as it is against elites.

Just like Kavanaugh and Barrett when they said Roe v. Wade was settled law.

Worst job interviews ever. But it worked. Every time.

To be fair, I'm sure what he actually meant was "Democratic presidents are not above the law." And I'm sure he still believes exactly that.

This is what would happen if Biden tried to take advantage of this incidentally

well I mean I'm not sure I believe that. it'd be really out of character for the party of mitch mcconnell

what do you mean he lied to congress under oath

John Roberts five minutes later: "Sorry nerds, Separation of Powers means you can't touch me. According to me, the guy who gets to decide these things."

damn what's next telling senators Roe v. Wade is settled law

Yes! You should translate anything conservative politicians say as, "what do I need to say so I can get more power". That's it.

Republicans have proved themselves to be insurrectionists in disguise over and over again - they are authoritarians working on a centuries-long project to return the US to a monarchy. Any Democrat who votes for a Republican nominee for a justice is complicit in this project - at best.

Chief Justice of the Insurrectionist Court, John Roberts.

Time to impeach all lying "judges" that all swore settled law was untouchable.

furthermore, the snooty tone of his "rebuttal" to Sotomayor's dissent isn't because he thinks his arguments have merit, it's because he knows they don't hold water and is waving that fact implicitly in our faces, sneering because he believes he can't be touched anyway

they’ve all lied and said “precedent is established law” to get confirmed

Same with all 3 trump appointees who called Roe “settled”

The inability to understand conservatives just lie about what they believe is astounding coming from people who were adults through Nixon.

This part. All of the heritage flunkies knowingly lied.

All six of the fascistic "justices" are liars, at least some under oath and should have been prosecuted for it.

At least force him to now concoct some argument as to why this wasn't perjury.

In front of the Senate committee he refuses to respond to?

Imagine if Roberts woke up in the middle of the night with SEAL Team 6 standing around his bed, and then they were just like, "We're here to escort you to Congress."

I'd settle for US Marshals enforcing a subpoena, frankly. I'm not real interested in having authoritarian creep by having Biden use Seal Team 6 like an Intimidation Death Squad.

really seems like there's zero stopping Biden from doing this now?

Yeah, in response to the subpoena that Durbin refuses to issue

I suspect he meant it when he said it. The problem is that Roberts, et al, are so deeply biased (and dumb) that they are giving credence to Trump's claim that the prosecutions are politically motivated and baseless. They believe their own propaganda. This is a "Save Trump!" Hail Mary.

"The law ... of the Jungle!"

Dishonest and dishonorable "chief" of a now illegitimate court.

You're both correct, I don't know where people got this idea that hypocrisy doesn't involve lying. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/h...

Definition of HYPOCRISYwww.merriam-webster.com a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not : behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel; especially : the… See the full definition

turns out that in a job interview you tell the interviewer what you think/know they want to hear!

My biggest weakness? Well, I’m a bit of a perfectionist

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