“Given that the SCOTUS is not infallible – what resort might there be, should the court err in some way that fatally undermines the Constitution? No resort, whatsoever, because the federal judiciary alone is the arbiter of our laws? Most will quickly suggest that the other branches of the federal government will balance or limit federal judicial excesses.
Maybe, if the Court makes a mistake in judgment, Amend the Constitution to remedy the mistake. Worked in the case of the Dred Scott decision.
Amending the Constitution is a tool that conservatives consistently neglect. God knows why - the process puts small conservative States like Wyoming on equal footing with the ultra-large, leftist States like California and New York. Even something as simple and basic as a balanced budget amendment, or mandatory term limits, would go a long way towards preserving freedom in this country...