I used to wonder about that as well, but note that the ruling is based on democratically put-in-place legislation. If there weren't a solid basis, you take it t

I used to wonder about that as well, but note that the ruling is based on democratically put-in-place legislation. If there weren't a solid basis, you take it to a higher court and get it overturned, or go to your representative and have a different law be democratically put in place Judges apply laws, they don't cook them up fresh