“In Brown, it imposed integration on vast swaths of the country that weren’t ready for it.”
You lost me on this example.
It was an example of the law profession’s views trumping the views of large swaths of the country. In that example, it was probably for the best, but you can hardly call it democratic.
I’m just arguing that that’s what the Court always does; imposes preferred, standardized values on the country. And right now, the values the Supreme Court are standardizing are those on sex and morality, including homosexuality.