I'm not liking this "independent judiciary" idea at all. I thought they were dependent on the Constitution for their authority. But I guess I was wrong.
It is a reference to the three branches of government: Legislative, Executive and Judicial and the idea that they are independent branches while all should serve the Constitution.
Maybe if you understood the Constitution you would understand why the judiciary is independent. For help you can read the Federalist papers 78-83 which deal with the concept.
Yeah I have to wonder what the "checks and balances" mean if the balance is weighted in favor of one branch.
If all the judiciary did was interpret law, then an independent judiciary would be fine. But they're not. They're legislating, which means they are in essence a one man Congress. The whole idea of Congress being the size it is is so that there is a lot of people you have to convince that any one idea is good enough to vote for. Not so with a single judge.