Washington, June 28, 2025 – The highest judges in the United States, whose rulings can bend entire societies, are suddenly showing thin skin. Chief Justice John Roberts took the microphone in Charlotte on Saturday – and warned, with a concerned expression, about “heated language” directed at judges. Such speech, Roberts said, risks inciting violence. What he meant was criticism. What he meant was political dissent. What he meant were those voices that still have the courage to view the Supreme Court not as a neutral institution – but as what it has become: an arm of the executive branch, an ideological war machine in a robe. Roberts didn’t name names, but his implications were crystal clear: Donald Trump, who regularly lashes out at “leftist judges,” and Chuck Schumer, who once said Kavanaugh and Gorsuch would be “held accountable.” Both outraged Roberts. What apparently does not outrage him: that his own court is dismantling the constitutional order at record speed – and issuing rulings that entrench authoritarian power.
Just the day before, Roberts and his colleagues handed Trump another victory: judges will no longer be allowed to issue nationwide injunctions against federal laws or executive orders – a massive blow to the separation of powers. In other words: you can still win a case against Trump – just not in a way that matters. The law is being localized, fragmented, hollowed out. And the Supreme Court isn’t just going along – it’s leading the charge. This is nothing new. For years, the court has systematically dismantled the foundations of liberal democracy: voting rights? Gutted. Labor unions? Weakened. Reproductive autonomy? Erased. Climate protections? Slowed. Regulatory agencies? Muzzled. Presidents? Granted immunity. And when the government kidnaps, deports, or detains people – the court stays silent. Or signs off. That Roberts is now criticizing tone of voice is pure satire. Like a fire chief banning the siren – while the building burns to the ground.
The Supreme Court is not under threat. It is the threat. It has – at the latest since Trump’s deliberate conservative appointments – transformed into a political weapon with no remaining restraint. Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito accept luxury vacations, yachts, gifts, and real estate perks from conservative mega-donors. Brett Kavanaugh lied his way through his confirmation hearing. Amy Coney Barrett preaches piety but rules in favor of the ultra-wealthy. And Chief Justice Roberts? He doesn’t protect the Constitution – he protects the façade. They rule strategically. They manufacture facts. They profit from their power. These justices should not merely be criticized – they should be removed from office. Immediately. Not via committees, not via due process delays – but with the full force of the law they themselves have betrayed. Straight to pretrial detention – and then convicted, until they can no longer do harm. Because anyone in the highest office who willfully breaks the law has no place in the justice system. And anyone who betrays democracy must not be allowed to hide behind it. Roberts says judges are “just people doing their job.” No – they are people whose rulings can destroy or save lives. And if those rulings are made in the service of an ideology, then criticism is not a danger – it is a democratic obligation. What we are witnessing is not a judicial scandal. It is a quiet constitutional crisis. A court that has forfeited its independence. An institution that interprets the law to twist it. And a chief justice who whines about loud criticism – while his house is already on fire. Anyone who wants to make the court a place of justice again must not stay quiet. They must name clearly what it has become: a place of power, not of truth. And as long as that remains the case, one thing is clear – the problem is not the tone. The problem is the verdict.
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