While the decision is great for the US, it is particularly disturbing that this came down to a 5-4 vote.

Despite the overwhelming support for the decision in the Constitution itself, the Federalist Papers and other historical documents, 4 justices went out of their way to try to reengineer the Constitution as they saw fit.

The Constitution is not a menu from which one chooses what they want. It is an all or nothing proposition. And the liberal members of the court were one vote away from turning it on its head.

Conservatives and liberals should take note: as goes one Amendment in the Bill of Rights so goes all rights. If the Justices are capable of changing the original meaning of one right set forth in the Constitution, they open the door to imposing similar restrictions on all other rights.

The Supreme Court is but one vote away from turning a Constitutional Republic into a socialist state where the powers of the Court trumps both the executive and legislative branches of government. One vote away from subverting the checks and balances so carefully set forth in the Constitution. One vote away from creating a judicial monarchy.

Our Supreme Court was supposed to be the conscience of the founding fathers, bringing the executive and legislative branches back into line when their actions strayed from the Constitution. Yet, we are but one vote away from a Court that views the Constitution as an impediment to their goals rather than a guide to their duties.