If your point is that a loud cacophony of protest from a bunch of people in America who don't know three things about the law should dictate legal decisions, then you are firmly on the side of @ssholes like Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and those two ugly mutts Obama nominated.
The exemption was given based on a number of things, including in large part that the NFL was never a political animal and it brought the USA together for the better. So again, I disagree.
Interestingly, I whole heartedly agree with your first 2 sentences.
That said, your second paragraph has a few holes in it.
The Colonists who stood up to the British at the Concord Bridge and died for their trouble probably couldn’t spell the word “law”. But, they knew “right” from “wrong” and they knew what they wanted and what they did not want. And, they clearly were attempting to “dictate legal decisions”.
I think T Ruth doesn’t have to prove his IQ to have an opinion that, all things considered, balances out yours and mine.