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The Supreme Court has always held that their jurisdiction derives directly from the Constitution, and cannot be limited by Congress, except that Congress can establish inferior tribunals which have concurrent original jurisdiction, which it has done.

The three branches of the government are separate and co-equal. Congress makes the laws, but the Supreme Court is the supreme arbiter of the Constitution.

In its sphere, the Justices of the Supreme Court wields as much power as the President does in his, and Congress does in theirs. Yes, those men and women in black robes were not elected, and not accountable to the people, which is exactly how the Founders wrote the Constitution. We don't have to speculate about what the Founders intended, they spelled that part out.

They are appointed for life precisely so that they will not be accountable to the people.

Their power is terrible, and awesome. If men were angels, there would be no need for them, but men are not angels.