This was the craziest thing written about the Supreme Court's big ObamaCare decision
Conservatives are reeling from the Supreme Court's decision on Thursday to uphold a crucial component of the Affordable Care Act, with two conservatives — Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy — joining the court's four liberals to hand the Obama administration a ringing victory.
Conservatives are wondering how this could have happened, with some saying Roberts has betrayed the cause. Others are so flabbergasted that Roberts would actually agree with the White House that they're grasping for different explanations. Wayne Root, the Libertarian Party's vice presidential candidate in 2008, is one of those, writing an article for The Blaze asking, "Was Supreme Court Justice John Roberts Blackmailed?" He explains:
The only conceivable explanation, Root says, is that "Obama and his socialist cabal" are up to something fishy. He asks:
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Root concludes:
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