The SCOTUS is not supposed to represent citizens or, more importantly, political parties. It is supposed to preside over court cases referred from "lower" courts and apply the law to those cases as the highest judiciary body in the nation. In a nutshell, SCOTUS is supposed to impartially represent the law, not the people or political parties. As such, it has fallen well short of its intended purpose. As for this case, its a crap shoot as to what these 9 political hacks will do.