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SouthBayDem

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Wed Dec 31, 2025, 11:18 PM Dec 31

Chief Justice says Constitution remains 'firm and unshaken' with major Supreme Court rulings ahead [View all]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon.

Roberts said the nation’s founding documents remain “firm and unshaken,” a reference to a century-old quote from President Calvin Coolidge. “True then; true now,” Roberts wrote in his annual letter to the judiciary.

The letter comes after a year in which legal scholars and Democrats raised fears of a possible constitutional crisis as Republican President Donald Trump’s supporters pushed back against rulings that slowed his far-reaching conservative agenda.

Roberts weighed in at one point in March, issuing a rare rebuke after Trump called for the impeachment of a judge who had ruled against him in a case over the deportation of Venezuelan migrants accused of being gang members.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-john-roberts-trump-judges-caad1b61e25a15315b667de3fbe1fabe

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Yeah, right. Ocelot II Dec 31 #1
SCOTUS reform is past due. When people lose respect for our judicial system walkingman Dec 31 #2
What a crock of sh*t not fooled Dec 31 #3
John Roberts has been a trusted source of lildDemz Jan 1 #16
Fucking vile! yellow dahlia Jan 1 #35
Wonder how this annual letter compares to his previous letters Raven123 Dec 31 #4
The White House, not so much. Blues Heron Dec 31 #5
Roberts is so full of BS. area51 Dec 31 #6
yes, I'm sure from his point of view, it is doing great. Takket Dec 31 #7
Absolutely not. That illegitimate court has been gnawing away at the Constitution CousinIT Dec 31 #8
"Chief Justice says Constitution remains 'firm and unshaken'..." LudwigPastorius Jan 1 #9
Why not just keep quiet kacekwl Jan 1 #10
Repubs are incapable of shutting up NotHardly Jan 1 #24
Roberts is a fucking joke duckworth969 Jan 1 #11
Are we happy? BidenRocks Jan 1 #12
Flaming POS liar christo-fascist wolfie001 Jan 1 #13
Has he read it? Can't tell by his recent decisions. sinkingfeeling Jan 1 #14
He Read The Interpretation... ProfessorGAC Jan 1 #27
Hey Clarence, WAKE DA FUCK UP. The Constitution is still firm and unshaken. 3Hotdogs Jan 1 #15
Not with him and his five cronies, it's not! He's a traitor to the Constitution! Wonder Why Jan 1 #17
Taney's rival for worst Chief Justice ever says what? Scrivener7 Jan 1 #18
Bullshit. Consider the source. (nt) Paladin Jan 1 #19
Pure gaslighting from Roberts RussBLib Jan 1 #20
GOP Gaslighters On Parade yellow dahlia Jan 1 #33
Worst umpire ever mountain grammy Jan 1 #21
What fucking constituion is he talking about? bluestarone Jan 1 #22
Roberts is a traitor to our country. travelingthrulife Jan 1 #23
That's like Trump saying he didn't plan, invite, and condone the Jan 6 violence. Martin68 Jan 1 #25
God, that man is such a liar. malthaussen Jan 1 #26
It's tough when the rule of law becomes so broken.. ananda Jan 1 #28
Traitorous, fascist, Christian nationalist, lying asshole says what ??? SamKnause Jan 1 #29
The Constitution is not the problem, the Justices who destroy it are bucolic_frolic Jan 1 #30
Drag em Traildogbob Jan 1 #31
Gaslighting is a Republican trait. dem4decades Jan 1 #32
I was saying almost the exact thing, at the same time. yellow dahlia Jan 1 #34
He's full of bullshit BlueKota Jan 1 #36
He has already broken pillars off the Constitution numerous times Clouds Passing Jan 1 #37
Says the corrupt justice who ruled money equals speech Mysterian Jan 1 #38
fart noises Solly Mack Jan 1 #39
Sure. The Constitution is fine. SCOTUS? Not so much. nt Blasphemer Jan 1 #40
Immunity for Putin's Puppy Kid Berwyn Jan 2 #41
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