author genie gerson writes the point of a fundamental constitutional right is it shouldn t be at the people s mercy particularly when the composition of the court has been shifted through political means for this purpose. the spectacle of states braze ly floog in the constitution precedent making illegal actions to make legal after all would effectively communicate the supreme court is not in fact supreme. joining me on set, this is a treat, is our own friend joyce vance, former united states attorney, a professor at the university of alabama law school, and an msnbc contributor. you see her very regularly on this network. ia don t see this all that much. it used to happen. great to have you back, my friend. justice sotomayor commented on this, this week. this idea that the supreme court does move as opinion changes over time. but it needs to be careful about not swaying too fast, not too