Chief Justice John Roberts speaks out

SCOTUS chief justice warns about defiance of court rulings

U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts wrote a warning in his year-end report on the federal judiciary that defiance of court rulings by elected officials and others could threaten democracy in the country.

"Within the past few years, elected officials from across the political spectrum have raised the specter of open disregard for federal court rulings. These dangerous suggestions, however sporadic, must be soundly rejected," Roberts wrote.

"Every Administration suffers defeats in the court system -- sometimes in cases with major ramifications for executive or legislative power or other consequential topics," Roberts said. "Nevertheless, for the past several decades, the decisions of the courts, popular or not, have been followed, and the Nation has avoided the standoffs that plagued the 1950s and 1960s."

For his part, President Joe Biden has advocated packing the court with more (liberal) justices to get around rulings and has repeatedly signed executive orders that went against them, such as the numerous attempts at student loan forgiveness.

MSN.com noted that Roberts typically stays away from commenting on politics and political topics, so the warning is particularly meaningful in that light.

Read about the threat to democracy And it's Democrats pulling the crap.