As much as I do not like Roberts, I think he simply went by the law as he seen it.
He wasn't forced, arm twisted, or influenced by anyone.
Roberts simply believed this was the correct ruling going by available law.
And I would wager another major right wing melt down is soon coming after the high court takes up SS marriage issue.
Time after time very republican right wing courts have stated SS marriage rights are constitutional.
Handing down unanimous decisions favorable to SS marriage.
I would easily expect another unanimous favorable decision on SS marriage from this court. Yes... Clarence Thomas included.
And after that?
Probably hordes and masses of right winger religious fundies, blazing torch in hand, storming the gates of the US Supreme Court.
This assumption with electing a president will place justices on the high court favorable to their cause has just been blown out of the water.
THAT is what the right wing republicans are now in total meltdown shock about.
The reason they keep saying "make Obama be a one term president" is because they believed Obama would place more so called liberal justices on the high court.
Now, after this healthcare decision and the expected future favorable ruling on SS marriage, who is president really doesn't matter.
Justices in general on supreme courts everywhere have followed the law when handing down rulings.
And once again this has now happened with healthcare reform.
Both liberals and conservatives have a hard time dealing with this, in that justices can not be owned.
Republicans really thought they owned and had this conservative court in their pocket.
They found out the hard way that was not so.
If you think republicans are in hissy fit shock over the Obamacare ruling, just wait until the high court takes up SS marriage. And then hands down an unanimous pro SS marriage ruling.
And why will their ruling be favorable to SS marriage?
Thee argument... Religious and Bible application.
The shoot down? ... Atheist can and have legally married since there was such a thing as marriage.
Case closed.