The real problem with self-annointed intellectual snits like Kagan and the rest of crowd infesting the White House is not their allegience to socialism, communism, or progressiveism, although they certainly are dedicated to these failed political philosophies. The real problem with these people is their belief in their own infallibility.
Kagan is not only the smartest person in the room, but on the planet. She will feel no constraint to examine the law, precedence, the Constitution, or anything else beyond the boundary of her eyes. She, and she alone, has the capability to rule on the basis of her genius alone. She will wonder out loud why those other eight boobs are wasting their time on the Court.
You’re exactly right. This is the reasoning behind their conviction that they know how to live your life better than you do.