The Supreme Court generally treads lightly in "separation ofpowers" cases, where one of the three branches ofgovernment is being subjected to the dictates of another.
Checks and balances between the three branches ofgovernment protect the individual's rights by limiting the powersof the state, but make the individual subject to the law.
Under our founding document, powers were divided at the center into three branches ofgovernment and were diffused again among states and municipalities.