. . . And the sociopolitical aftermath of any such ruling would make Roe v. Wade look like an argument about speed-limits.
Probably, you'd see heavy pressure for a constitutional amendment . . .
But I don’t think that heavy pressure would be near enough.
I mean, look at the big one
Brown vs. Board of Education (1954). There was huge opposition, bill boards in the south, somehow it got wrap up in anti-communism. And the north was no great shakes on civil rights either, other than projecting problems onto the south.
Now, on this one, I of course wish it wasn’t the case and wish people were far more sensible, say, taking the view post-WWI that of course a black person is just a regular person who has the same rights as anyone else.
But my point is, nowhere near a Constitutional amendment.
Now, there is a recent one in which I think the Court was very much mistaken and that’s
Citizens United (2010). Announced on Jan. 21, 2010. In my universe, one more step in the direction of plutocracy, rather than democracy. Yes, we can manage it, I do strive for an attitude both realistic and optimistic. But does take time away from more worthwhile pursuits, at the very least.
So, another unpopular decision, but nowhere near the kind of movement we’d need for a Constitutional amendment.
Furthermore, I’d say that although the supreme Court faces checks and balances in theory, in the real world for whatever confluence of factors, other than initial appointment and confirmation, the Court is a largely unaccountable branch.
