Preferences of citizens instead of remote elites! What springs to my mind is the events of 1953, where a mere 9 remote elites ran roughshod over the preferences

Preferences of citizens instead of remote elites! What springs to my mind is the events of 1953, where a mere 9 remote elites ran roughshod over the preferences of millions of citizens. Also known as Brown v. Board of Education. Federalism and the incorporation doctrine have been a powerful force for freedom and justice in the USA. Please let's not abandon it.