[mrsmith]

"Your The belief that the meaning of the Constitution can be changed without changing the form of government is new and abhorent to me."
Better?
I assume we agree that it's also abhorent to the principles of the Declaration of Independence.

You have a very good point, though, that this is not a new fight.
Buck up, defeatism 'never won fair' right.

People who oppose court usurpation are not your enemy, even if they do so on a matter you think not important.

[ex-snook]

"People who oppose court usurpation are not your enemy, even if they do so on a matter you think not important. "

Yes that is the point. The Constitution design was three separate branches for balance. The usurpation by one is beyond the original design. Executive usurpation would also be dictatorship and also a breach.