"[T]he opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional, and what not, not only for themselves in their own sphere of action, but for the legislature and executive also, in their spheres, would make the judiciary a despotic branch."
What I take from the quotes that I posted is that judges have snatched power away from the people who make up the juries. In 1894 the supreme court ruled that juries need not be told their rights. Personally I think the judicial activism we see today is a direct consequence of the really bad decision.