"If they are truly going against the will of the American people, the proper recourse would be to impeach them, which they can't do anything about, not to ignore one of the three branches of government. If we start doing this sort of thing we'll be a banana republic like Mexico in no time."
Oh, come on! How do you propose this? We do not have a representative government any more. Does Congress have the power to impeach? Even if it did, they would not. Therefore, we are "a banana republic like Mexico"! Especially when Karl Rove speaks before La Raza and the LA Mayor is a card carrying member. California (and President Bush) does nothing about ILLEGALS and the courts remind us of this daily. IT HAS HAPPENED, my friend.
Yes, Congress has the explicit power to impeach Supreme Court justices. I really don't know how to argue with you if you want to abandon both the representative and judicial branches. What is it you want, executive dictatorship? Our government certainly isn't very good right now, but just about the only thing it DOES have going for it is the long history of respect for democratic institutions that keeps the US stable.