Supreme Court + Constitution; For this paper I had to discuss the problems with the supreme court today and it's role in interpreting the constitution.

Today there are many issues surrounding the Supreme Court. In fact, the Supreme Court has been the center of controversy since the signing of the constitution. The justices of the Supreme Court have carved out for themselves the role of serving as final arbiters of the constitution. The Supreme Court is truly, "the highest in the land." For this reason the decisions of the court establish precedents that bind all the courts underneath it. Meaning, …

…a debate between elite and popular democrats. Elite democrats complain that broad interpretation of the Constitution can put a damper on social progress. Populist argue that an activists court that modernizes the Constitution can bring out its popular democratic value. Can a court, despite its elite composition and procedures, advance the goals of democracy? I believe the problem begins, not with the interpretation of the Constitution, but with the individual justices that make the decisions.