The Supreme Court lacks a mechanism to actually enforce its opinions, as a form of balance on the unelected status and lifetime appointments of its nine justices. Thus, the Court’s power and legitimacy rely on the trust that we, as a society, place in it. But as the Court tears down decades-old precedent in unpopular decisions that roll back long-held personal rights, and Justices Thomas and Alito face crises of credibility, that trust is crashing. When people stop believing in the systems that keep democracy running, those systems will cease to function. » Subscribe to MSNBC: youtube.com/msnbc Download our new MSNBC app for the latest breaking news and daily headlines at a glance: msnbc.com/information/download-msnbc-app-n1241692 Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: msnbc.com/maddowblog ReidOut Blog: msnbc.com/reidoutblog MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspe...