Thomas Jefferson, the orginal author of the Declaration Of Independence, wrote: " The Constitution... meant that its coordinate branches should be checks on each other. But the opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves in their own sphere of action but for the Legislature and Executive also in theirspheres, would make the Judiciary a despotic branch." Sorta like we are seeing now -- and for many, many years -- where one single judge can redefine marriage and make sodomite behavior so-called legal. Or -- make abortion Constitutional where the Constitution say nothing of the sort...