you were wrong at “The courts have little choice.” They always have choice. Should have had revolt and made judges slaves.
No choice if they are to follow the Constitution instead of legislating from the bench.
Many people believe that actually did happen four years later.
After the election of a regional president with 39 percent of the popular vote, history records the North fought a war against the South “to free the slaves.”
Before the war the North did not have the votes for a constitutional amendment to abolish slavery, but after 300,000 southerners were safely buried “magic happened” and the North had the votes to overthrow the pro-slavery provisions of the United States Constitution.
The violent “revolt” you spoke of was a success.