The Supreme Court is the single branch of the federal government that ought to be immune to the sway of public opinion. There are no elections, term limits, or incentives for members to advance agendas.Although members are appointed by politicians, and almost always by those of the same ideology, the Supreme Court is intended to rise above the petty tides of politics.
that does not appear to be as accurate as stated, they are smug and bulletproof that alone tends to bring out the best or the worse in one who knows they are good till death. we should never have allowed that to happen guess the founding guys meant for a few to lord over the many.
Historically, the Supreme Court as a body has enjoyed consistently positive approval ratings. With no political party officially designated as in control, the court is able to command a sense of legitimacy that often eludes members of other branches of government in such a polarized national dynamic.
i disagree the whole point of the right wing members over the last 2 or 3 decades have been to stack the courts with those of like mind and willing to vote in that interest, thats why the republicans had such a negative attitude when the ACA was not struck down. it wouild seem of late they have been more intune with the actual policy making that was for the people.
Yet over the past year, the court's approval rating has fallen from its previously dependable loft. Gallup reports that today only 43% of Americans hold a favorable view of the Supreme Court, the court's lowest rate since 2005, and six points lower than September of last year. Furthermore, 46% of Americans currently hold an unfavorable view of the Supreme Court, marking only the second time since Gallup began running this poll that the disapproval rating is higher than the approval rating.
only those who vote that way could say that decisions like Citizens United, and the latest smack down of part of the VRA the part that allows right wing segregation and voter blocking to flourish, were not a right wing give away, it helps the republicans to win elections even the ones they were not voted for to win, gerrymandering. the whole voting thing as far as the 5 republican judges are concerned is just right, but for who?
