Random but Chief Justice John Roberts is a conservative I have a ton of respect for

He’s a true conservative but cares about the legitimacy of the court and not acting as a blatant partisan

Look at 2 recent abortion cases

Texas passed an abortion restriction

The court struck it down 5-4, with Kennedy as the swing, Roberts dissented

With Kennedy replaced, an emboldened Louisiana passed the exact same law

Roberts flipped his vote solely because of precedent

There’s also the Obamacare case that conservatives hate him for

Reading that opinion, you could tell he’s not a fan of Obamacare lol. But he bent over backwards trying to find a way to save it.

Conservative justices generally believe that democratically elected justices should predominate, and courts should only step in if clear constitutional violations occur

Roberts is consistent, whereas others pick and choose which doctrine to apply based on convenience

So even when he rules against abortion and gay rights, I know he’s doing it based on principles that he applies to all cases and not just convenient cases

In other words, he’s the anti-McConnell.

Roberts will have his principles, and whether I agree with them or not, he applies them consistently

Whereas McConnell will just make up some BS to do what’s politically convenient, see election year SCOTUS appointments