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Judicial Dictatorship Everyone talks about the Supreme Court, but no one ever does anything about it.

It was judges, not legislators, who ruled that African slaves were not citizens protected by the U.S. Constitution but were the property of their slave masters. Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1856). ^{Lincoln on Judicial Supremacy}
It was judges, not legislators, who by an act of "raw judicial power" struck down the abortion laws of the states and created a constitutional "right" to abortion. Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973). ^{When Do Human Beings Begin?}^,^{Personhood Begins At Conception}^{When Does a Human Become a Person?} ^{THE HUMAN LIFE REVIEW}^{Where to Go from Here}
It was judges, not legislators, who ruled that a school district policy permitting student-led, student-initiated prayer before school football games violates the Constitution. Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000). ^{Religion and the Founding of the American Republic (Library of Congress Exhibition)}^,^{Primary Source Documents} ^& ^{No Liberty for License: The Forgotten Logic of the First Amendment}
It was judges, not legislators, who ruled that burning the American flag is "expressive conduct" protected by the First Amendment. Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989). ^{Death in the Ia Drang Valley}^,^{Iwo Jima}^,^{US Flag Etiquette}^,^{Philadelphia Online | Blackhawk Down} ^{The Star-Spangled Banner at American History Museum}
It was judges, not legislators, who ordered a state to provide same-sex couples with all the benefits and protections afforded to married couples. Baker v. Vermont, 744 A.2d 864 (Vt. 1999). ^{Is Same-Sex Marriage Good for the Nation?}^,^{Judaism's Sexual Revolution: Why Judaism (and then Christianity) Rejected Homosexuality}
It was judges, not legislators, who ruled that the First Amendment protects "virtual" child pornography. Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, 122 S. Ct. 1389 (2002). ^{Amendment I (Speech and Press)}
It was judges, not legislators, who ruled that minor girls may obtain an abortion without parental consent. Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth, 428 U.S. 52 (1976). ^{The Moral Question of Abortion}^, ^{FT January 2003: Constitutional Persons}
It was judges, not legislators, who ruled that a state law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms is unconstitutional. Stone v. Graham, 449 U.S. 39 (1980^).^{God in the Temples of Government - Photo Essay}^& ^{Original Intent: The Courts, the Constitution, and Religion}
It was judges, not legislators, who ruled that sodomy is a constitutional right. Lawrence v. Texas, 123 S. Ct. 2472 (2003). ^{LAWRENCE et al. v. TEXAS - Scalia}^{BURGER, C.J., Concurring Opinion}^,^{Taking the Constitution Away from the Courts}^&^{Family Research Institute}^&^{CCCU : Resource Center | Article: An Evangelical Looks at ...}^&^{i IN THE Supreme Court of the United States _______ No. 02-102 ...}
It was judges, not legislators, who ruled that a university may use race as a factor in selecting students for admission. Grutter v. Bollinger, 123 S. Ct. 2325 (2003). ^{Vindicating the Founders} ^{GRUTTER V. BOLLINGER} ^{Issues & Views: On the frontline of dissent since 1985}