It's not even surprising when you consider that SCOTUS judges are, by constitutional design, appointed by presidents, who by design, are supposed to represent t

It's not even surprising when you consider that SCOTUS judges are, by constitutional design, appointed by presidents, who by design, are supposed to represent the electorate. If judges were supposed to be pure judges and not activists, they would be selected by an independent process purely based on legal / academic merit. All judges, but especially Supreme Court ones, are political activists. They just have the education and experience to wrap it in legal language.