No no no. This thinking is sideways. The injustice of the removal of freedom from an innocent person trumps tradition. The Founding Fathers et al so disliked t

No no no. This thinking is sideways. The injustice of the removal of freedom from an innocent person trumps tradition. The Founding Fathers et al so disliked the injustice of tradition they started a new country. To your other point about being unaccountable, the Supreme Court is checked by the balance of power between the three branches as much as the other two are. They aren't all-powerful beings, and I've seen it around this discussion that they hold unmatched power - which just isn't true.