this is a bad sign for the administration on the Roberts Rudeness Index (the metric I made up for whether John Roberts thinks that somebody has been Rude, and therefore rules against them) - ThreadSky

qjurecic.bsky.social • 53 days ago

this is a bad sign for the administration on the Roberts Rudeness Index (the metric I made up for whether John Roberts thinks that somebody has been Rude, and therefore rules against them)

Reposted from George Pearkes

I don't have a copy of this yet but 👀

*CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS OF SUPREME COURT ISSUES STATEMENT
*US CHIEF JUSTICE CALLS IMPEACHING JUDGES FOR RULINGS IMPROPER

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mobikscube.bsky.social•53 days ago

spikes23.bsky.social•53 days ago

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/jd-vance-thinks-trump-should-defy

plusbleuciel.bsky.social•53 days ago

Dressing the window to sanitize Trump’s “attaboy” he gave to Roberts at the SOTU speech.

tuningfork.bsky.social•53 days ago

Roberts realizes (too late?) that he has created an authoritarian monster who feels he has Court blessings to ...uh... destroy the law. Good chance Trump will now stiff-arm the SCOTUS? As Karen Carpenter sang..."We've only just begun..." Strap in. Rough road for Constitutional Law ahead!

marcysh.bsky.social•53 days ago

It was all well and good until unitary executive theory was going to run roughshod over the court’s power.

jenvalentino.bsky.social•53 days ago

Is this a longstanding metric, or did you just make it up now?

qjurecic.bsky.social•53 days ago

it's one whole month old! https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-quinta-jurecic.html

mavill.bsky.social•53 days ago

Civility & Propriety were the real heroes all along!

ennui.org•53 days ago

Like the Collins Concernedness Index.

elusivejay.bsky.social•53 days ago

It wasn't a rebuke.

Translation of Roberts' statement:

"Trump, calm down.

It will end up with SCOTUS, and we'll rule in your favor."

kansasempath.bsky.social•53 days ago

Haha love you for including your metric. Existence of a Rudeness Index just made my life better, thank you!

bluedotinmi.bsky.social•53 days ago

It will be a fast turn from “never forget what you did for me” to Trump going scorched earth on him for disagreeing.

elizabethpearce.bsky.social•53 days ago

Goodness knows we wouldn’t want the president to do something “improper”

haydihidiho.bsky.social•53 days ago

Time to reign in his monster

carlalalala12.bsky.social•53 days ago

We need more judges like who are single handedly trying to save America

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shuchancellor.online•53 days ago

the magistrates in the Han are taking a big L today

thequeso.bsky.social•53 days ago

Balls, strikes, and Emily post.

pj1304.bsky.social•53 days ago

I doubt Roberts was pleased being seen on TV being thanked by the president at the SOTU.
Trump even said "I won't forget it."

emyloulou.bsky.social•53 days ago

Justice Robert’s Rudeness Scale next vs Senator Susan Collins’s Concerned Scale….. discuss…

cherie19.bsky.social•53 days ago

Roberts *might* have it in him to stand up to Trump. Maybe. It's theoretically possible. He probably won't, but it *could* happen.

Collins always folds like a wet paper bag. Always.

picturefairy.bsky.social•53 days ago

Precisely. There is no difference in terms of consequences between a Collin’s index of 1 and 10

Roberts is able and willing to mete out consequences if the rudeness scale is pushed to the limit

Or so we hope

emyloulou.bsky.social•53 days ago

Furrowed brow-o-meter @ 3 and 9

fishymcgee.bsky.social•53 days ago

I believe you’re referring to the “Roberts Rules of Rudeness?“

hrryan.bsky.social•53 days ago

elusiveapricity.bsky.social•53 days ago

Roberts is always polite 👇 🙄

https://bsky.app/profile/kenwhite.bsky.social/post/3lko4r5rp6e2k

ajrichar.bsky.social•53 days ago

He's simpatico with Hannibal Lecter?

pcrritesgood.bsky.social•53 days ago

The thing about Roberts is he will rule whichever way he wants on things with no regards for the actual law or precedent or the Constitution, so if he suddenly decides he does not like trump being rude he might just rule against him as easily as he had always ruled for him.

marielynn502.bsky.social•53 days ago

Do you have a Collin’s concern index?

peteinpa.bsky.social•53 days ago

Yes, but is it Ruder than suggesting that Alito, Thomas and Gorsuch are just outcome-oriented GOP political hacks in robes? Perhaps not!

yakuzajohn.bsky.social•53 days ago

Roberts rules of rudeness

hizwhiz.bsky.social•53 days ago

The Three Rs for a new generation

peabodya.bsky.social•53 days ago

🧚I do believe in the Roberts Rudeness Index, I do …

tailor31415.bsky.social•53 days ago

now I'm just thinking about applying this index to NBC Hannibal

mutable.bsky.social•53 days ago

I would expect this to be followed by a statement laying out a roadmap for what the court would accept as a basis for impeaching judges in order to get better rulings.

toireasaoflinn.bsky.social•53 days ago

I wonder if Trump's new best buddy Elmo & his technobrats are freakin' out the Leonard Leo SCOTUS group? Technocrats are not really organized religion folks unless you call Technocracy a religion. Leo is a far right Roman Catholic.

toireasaoflinn.bsky.social•53 days ago

I wondered if there would be an eventual "oh shite!" moment.

nellieo.bsky.social•53 days ago

NOT A BAD ENOUGH SIGN

jig.bsky.social•53 days ago

but at the same time, his message could be interpreted as: just appeal and we'll sort you out, mein orangutafurer.

leonenglish.bsky.social•53 days ago

Gotta cross index this with the Alito flag watch

bguizzet.bsky.social•53 days ago

vergogna!

hermanatorilm.bsky.social•53 days ago

lol, this metric is just as predictive as others (such as the plain reading of the Constitution) for predicting how Roberts might rule.

chriroch.bsky.social•53 days ago

Rude Rules - throw out your rules, these are Rude Rules! Starring John Roberts

Brought to you by MTV

mbyrnes37.bsky.social•53 days ago

Sadly, Roberts probably did not issue his statement in ALL CAPS, which would mean a higher score (indicating greater rudeness).

bindlestiff.bsky.social•53 days ago

Roberts still has that handshake and “thank you; I won’t forget” ringing in his ear.

scarfface.bsky.social•53 days ago

I read his statement more as saying "relax, be patient. we've got your back."

tedroach.bsky.social•53 days ago

He’s reaping what they sowed with the immunity ruling

lestatdelc.bsky.social•53 days ago

"I think it's inappropriate that the monster is rampaging through the countryside." - Dr. Victor Frankenstein

tamis2hamis.bsky.social•53 days ago

Ah yes, the RRI

fairlyclueless.bsky.social•53 days ago

How dare Roberts, Trump said thank you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7buuNOb934

wolfgang98b.bsky.social•53 days ago

Truly. Roberts was personally and publicly thanked for his services.

citychicken.bsky.social•53 days ago

Roberts is all for rich guys hunting prisoners for sport on a remote island and is even happy to ride along in the camouflaged golf cart but if someone splashes blood on his cravat, he is OUT!