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John Roberts has a bone to pick with the rest of us

John Roberts, a man who attained the most powerful legal post in the country because he aligned with the values of the Federalist Society, an extreme right-wing organization, has issued his annual diatribe against anyone who complains about the corrupt actions of his court . Once again, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States has used his bully pulpit to whinge about the public's anger at the corruption of the Roberts Court.   How corrupt is the Roberts Court? Let me count the ways... Mrs. John Roberts earned millions "consulting" law firms, many of whom had cases in front of her husband .  Clarence Thomas, in a class of judicial corruption all by himself, has accepted multiple excessive gifts from people with cases in front of the court and he did not disclose these gifts as required by law. On any other bench, he would have been removed long ago.  Sam Alito, also happy to accept massive gifts from "friends" with cases in front of the cour...