You don't have to wonder; this is absolutely what's happening. The thing about SCOTUS is that it has no enforcement capability of its own. Its power derives from its perception as an impartial arbiter of law. Today's SCOTUS includes of two openly corrupt justices, one more who stole his seat from Garland, and two shockingly unqualified justices who were installed as a reward for helping with Bush v. Gore back in the day. Now we get rulings where logic and stare decisis are jettisoned in order to come to a predetermined political outcome, such as Dobbs, or Bruen which my state has elected to ignore, or Colorado. Thus, trust in our institutions is eroded, as intended.