Originally Posted by
SonicFlyer
Actually that is a myth. The Constitution doesn't need to be interpreted. It means what it says at the time it was written down. SCOTUS is there to decide if something fits into the Constitution, not the other way around.
I don't disagree that the
role of the Supreme Court is to invalidate legislation or executive actions which, in the Court’s considered judgment, conflict with the Constitution.
However, it's not as simple as you describe. It is open to the interpretation of the justices... Even the 9 Justices often don't agree on what the Constitution means at times...