Q: I don’t understand how a Supreme Court can be as influential as it is in the U.S. Especially in these years, it seems very dangerous to put so much faith in 9 lifetime and politically appointed judges. I wonder if you could comment on this.
A: Understanding how the Supreme Court came to have disproportionate power — and how to redress the problem — requires a jaunt into Constitutional law and constitutional history. . . .
https://terikanefield.com/some-sad-news-and-a-bit-about-the-supreme-court/
@kgw The thing is, the Supreme Court is intentionally powerless in the US system. It was by intention that executive powers were kept away from that branch of government, and so the Supreme Court really only has the influence that we ourselves project onto it.
So it's an interesting question, I don't understand how a Supreme Court can be as influential as it is? Well that's because the person asking the question is subscribing to the idea that it is influential.
Otherwise, the Supreme Court can write whatever opinions they want, and they will land like a stone and go nowhere.
Unless people decide to recognize those opinions as influential.
