I'm unsure what you're arguing for. The supreme court has no authority to be 'rational', if congress dictates otherwise. That's not its place. American governm

I'm unsure what you're arguing for. The supreme court has no authority to be 'rational', if congress dictates otherwise. That's not its place. American government gets its power from the people. If the people, via their representatives, act irrationally, then the government is irrational. no government is going to be perfectly rational. That's kind of the entire point of our constitution. I would highly recommend reading the commentary written by its writers.