Roberts, Birthright Citizenship and the Constitution

Roberts, Birthright Citizenship and the Constitution

What is a Robertsism? It's a term I like to use to describe memorable quotes from Chief Justice John Roberts that infuriate the right and leave one wondering whether Roberts really believes what he is saying. For example, during Trump's first term, Roberts famously rebuked the president for calling out "Obama judges" as political actors. Roberts insisted that federal judges were nonpolitical: "We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush ju…

John Roberts, Birthright Citizenship, and Our Constitutional Straitjacket

The “originalism” of the sort promoted by Chief Justice John Roberts would make a straitjacket of the Constitution and deprive Americans of the ability to govern themselves.