Well, if the judges are appointed by a tyrannical President, and approved by a supine Congress, then you get a total tyranny, albeit one that takes time (a couple of terms) to get installed, given the average life expectancy of the judges.
good reply—I notice the enemy foreign or domestic has once again —in his State of the Obamaination speech—telegraphed what der Fuhrer expects his supreme Court to do concerning same sex marriage.