Many Americans wonder what the role of the Supreme Court is. As the final arbiter of the law, the court is charged with ensuring the American people the promise of equal justice under law and thereby also functions as guardian of the Constitution.
This does not mean legislating from the bench, which some refer to as judicial activism, or blowing with the wind of popular opinion of the day, but rather making decisions based on constitutional principles.
If people seek a specific policy outcome, they should attempt to achieve that through the legislative process. That’s how our Founding Fathers intended our republic to function. Expecting a court to approve a policy through judicial fiat when Congress is unable to approve that same policy is counter to our political process.
