When I say the courts are rigged let me give you an example. Who remembers Douglas Ginsburg? He was nominated after Bork failed to pass confirmation. Ginsburg was forced to withdraw after it became public that he used marijuana earlier in his life. No one ever had a problem with his work. Created his own company and sold it. Professor at Harvard. Nominated to Supreme Court at 41. Oh **** he used marijuana... next. Gee I wonder how he would have voted on marijuana legalization? Gee I wonder where his replacement Anthony Kennedy sided on the issue? Oh, that right, he is a strict prohibitionist who voted for forced drug tests in schools to play sports and ruled that the government has a right to inflict harsh penalties for drug crimes because no drug crime is minor, drugs can alter mental state so the person might commit crimes to buy more drugs, and because the drug trade is inherently violent.
I am supposed to respect the courts decision when they boot people who would be pro legalization in favor of strict prohibitionists. By all accounts Ginsburg was a well qualified candidate and continued serving in federal court until 2011 so its not like he became a bum. Congress is plenty to blame but the Supreme Court could have ended this madness a long time ago.