[Wolfie]

Do You Know What the Constitution Really Says?

Whatever 9 lifetime political appointees say it says.

[RipSawyer]

Actually it means what FIVE lifetime political appointees say it says.

[Phlyer]

Whatever 9 lifetime political appointees say it says.

That's their opinion.

If we let them get away with it - meaning, we don't take steps to overrule them through the other branches - then We, the People will have concurred. But it is that concurrence that makes it so. The most important words in the Constitution are not, "We, the Justices of the Supreme Court . . . do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." It's "We, the People. . ."

In some cases - in fact, in a lot of cases - I find the logic and decisions of the Supreme Court to be compelling, and so I - as one of We, the People - agree with what they say the Constitution says. In a few high-profile cases I disagree. If enough people agree with me (and not with them), then we have the ultimate power to 'interpret' the Constitution through the ballot box.

Unfortunately, for a lot of "We, the People" the faded words aren't worth the parchment they cover. But that is our fault, not the justices. They're just politicians who are getting away with it.