Writer's Blot//Has Our Supreme Court Become The New Politburo?

I haven't even begun to look over the Internet since the ruling that came out of our Supreme Court yesterday regarding the application of capital punishment to those considered to be minors. But after listening to some of the cases involving these so-called "minors" (meaning the respective individuals committed their CAPITAL crimes while being under the age of 18), it reflects the inconsistency of the Court's thinking.

For example, a simple majority in this Court seem to be so concerned with these particular individuals (individuals who committed these horrible, brutal crimes), reasoning that these persons were not in a mature state of mind and somehow are "just kids" and didn't really know what sort of crimes they committed. And yet, this is the same Supreme Court that believes a minor, a 13 year old girl, is rational enough to go out and have an abortion without obtaining any parental consent.

But even more appalling (and consequently a frightening and scary) implication of yesterday's ruling is --- 5 people made this decision. 5 JUDGES! To top it off, these 5 judges were not elected by the people and these 5 judges do not have to answer to anyone.

The thrust of yesterday's decision has more to do with "How We (The U.S.of A.) look to the rest of the world." Justice Kennedy went even so far as to say that we've fallen behind in respect to most of the other countries in the world as far as allowing capital punishment of minors is concerned. It appears that the Constitution doesn't seem to matter at all to these 5 judges!
They now have taken on the role of acting like little gods!

I remember studying, while I was a Political Science major back in the 60's at Loyola University, all about the Soviet Union and it's governing bodies, especially with respect to the Polituburo. This governing body consisted of elites. The fact that a whole elitist class developed may have been a major contributing factor towards the downfall of Communism in the Soviet Union. (Thank God!) Nevertheless, the average citizen in the Soviet Union, at the time , had little to say as far as what went on in the governing of their country.

Well, it looks as if we have come down to this -- we now have lowered our expectations of democratic government, a government By the People, For The People and Of The People. We now have our own POLITBURO! THE UNITED STATE SUPREME COURT!