Nobody is prepared for this jolt to the legal system. The Supreme Court has shifted an unfathomable amount of power from Congress and the executive brach toward unelected, unaccountable federal judges. This will fundamentally alter how government works. slate.com/news-and-pol...
It's motte-and-bailey.
They're conceding that they can't reliably hold the popularly elected offices any more; the courts are theirs for a generation, and there they will retreat.
