It is a point often overlooked by the left--or, at least, glossed over--but I really cannot imagine a more important question, viz.:
Should a Supreme Court justice vote according to the results that he (or she) desires, or according to his (or her) understanding of the Constitution?
The problem with the former, I believe, is that it treats the SCOTUS as some form of superlegislature: Whatever liberals cannot accomplish through the Congress, they can probably get through judicial activism.
In my opinion, a Supreme Court justice--if he or she is any good--will sometimes vote for an obviously bad result, if that means upholding the Constitution.
Thoughts?
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