Like the eminent domain case, the rape case made no sense whatsoever in a civilized society governed by the US Constitution. The supremes continue to defy fate, no doubt. Kennedy in the 2A case was simply 'covering his own back', since he like Ginsberg is probably always packing heat under his robe. Ginsberg simply is too far gone with the liberal disease to see that! Kennedy will continue to shove human rights, and other Non-US trivialities down our throats, til he's gone.
“nine unelected people”
But they are put in place by people we elect! That alone shows how important one’s votes are. I found this paragraph to be most interesting:
“Justice Kennedy said there was a national consensus against applying capital punishment for the crime (for which no statistical basis was cited); as if the matter of constitutionality was to be judged according to national polls – how ridiculous it is to use assumed, or even real, public opinion polls as a basis for applying constitutional law to a matter before the court. If public opinion is for a change, the constitution provides the ground rules for its amendment and it does not say the U.S. Supreme Court is the remedy.”
It only takes five of those nine.