Judges are not members of Congress, they're not state legislators, governors, nor presidents. Their job is not to pass laws, implement regulations, nor to make policy.

The court's recent decisions have made life more difficult for the democratic institutions that perform the day- to-day work of our nation.

Without question, the court does play a vital role in our constitutional system.

In 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt reminded us that the Constitution is, and I quote, "a layman's document, not a lawyer's contract."

I find it personally distracting when kids are constantly texting, but they can be texting something that is just benign and just fine.

Some have even suggested that this recent trend has transformed our democracy from one founded on, "We the people," to one ruled by, "We the court."

You know, kids text a lot today. It's phenomenal.