Nowhere in the Consitution did the framers contemplate that in an unelected court would repose such power. They understood it was their intention to leave to Congress - the People's representatives - such authority for popular or unpopular decisions which could be reversed by a subsequent election.
Had they intended the Courts to rule the US, the framers would have said so explicitly. It is time for Congress to wrest back its power from the courts, regardless if that Congress is Republican or Democrat. The authority belongs to the People not to the court.
I agree. Now I understand why justices often "drift left."
They get to do more "tweaking" to make our society perfect. The drifters develop a Mayor Bloomberg mindset. Guns are bad (unless they are controlled). Free speech is bad (unless it is controlled). Food is bad (unless it is controlled). Ashtrays in NYC are bad...