The Supreme Court doesn't just rule on whether laws are constitutional or not. Increasingly, as today's spate of decisions shows, the court is writing the law.
Two reasons: 1) Congress can't be bothered anymore, and, more importantly, 2) the goal is to create and enforce a hard-right-wing agenda.
Dan Gillmor /
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