Unless and until it is amended, it is subordinate to nothing. Not the Bible, not the UN, not "world opinion", not even the "will of the people", unless said "will" can muster 2/3 of each house of Congress and 3/4 of the state legislatures.
For a Supreme Court justice to not realize this is scary.
-Eric
They are emboldened each and every time some group of ideological fellow travelers applaud their legislating from the bench in contravention of the Constitution because it advances their ideology.
And yes, I do mean you.
The Constitution establishes itself as the supreme law of the land...with signed, ratified, and proclaimed treaties being debatably co-equal. Unless and until it is amended, it is subordinate to nothing. Not the Bible, not the UN, not "world opinion", not even the "will of the people", unless said "will" can muster 2/3 of each house of Congress and 3/4 of the state legislatures. For a Supreme Court justice to not realize this is scary.