Judges can't get close to overturning old, settled legislation because of "changing times" until the times change, which is to say, decades of persuasion have passed. Better to keep going a few more years and change the laws properly rather than harden hearts of the no-longer-crumbling resistance, dragging things out.
I have a soft place in my heart for freedom increasing by force, including judicial fiat, but it's still dangerously a charlatan's game. Next time, the seductive charismatic might not be doing things you want, but tough -- they've got a big mass of public opinion on their side, need for legislation, much less constitutional amendment, be damned.
Like, ohhh, I don't know. Spying on Americans without warrants, say, which is still pretty popular?
Why do they get away with it, in the courts? Anyone? Anyone?
