I have every confidence that the Supreme Court will act appropriately. But the case in front of them has to meet certain standards; if it does, they will grant cert. If it doesn’t, they might remand or take other action. They may even outline their reasoning (which is what I’m hoping for).
I don’t believe for a minute that they will shy away from any case that they know really must be heard and possibly decided by the SCOTUS. Right now, it’s just a question of how they evaluate the case and what their initial read on the legal and factual issues is.
That may be so, but I do think that the Republic could burn down around the Supreme Court, while they take their time taking care of all these things. By the time they do, and take action, the horse is out of the barn and down the road.
What good is it going to do once Obama gets into office. He can’t be taken out of office with the Democrats in control in Congress.