One of the principle ideas for the existence of the court is that it would make “rulings that are at odds with many polls”. It’s one of several interlocking mec

One of the principle ideas for the existence of the court is that it would make “rulings that are at odds with many polls”. It’s one of several interlocking mechanisms that’s supposed to protect us from popular democracy. Of course, there’s a lot of venal corruption on the current court, and for a long time, perhaps forever, it has failed to live up to its purpose, making rulings that are clearly motivated by politics rather than law. That’s another set of issues.