On the future of Democracy, which seems in peril to some, the writing of Zizek (my latest passion, although I see his limits in vision with his seeming anti-Semitism, sexism so I hear, and vulgarity that is readily apparent and could never be contested) points to deeper, older issues that might point us to a different framing of our situation.  This snip is from a piece on Haiti...

Noam Chomsky once noted that "it is only when the threat of popular participation is overcome that democratic forms can be safely contemplated". He thereby pointed at the "passivising" core of parliamentary democracy, which makes it incompatible with the direct political self-organisation and self-empowerment of the people. Direct colonial aggression or military assault are not the only ways of pacifying a "hostile" population: so long as they are backed up by sufficient levels of coercive force, international "stabilisation" missions can overcome the threat of popular participation through the apparently less abrasive tactics of "democracy promotion", "humanitarian intervention" and the "protection of human rights".

And the "dumbing down" of our society certainly makes for an un-threatening democratic form--one any hegemonic system would be comfortable presiding over.   If you feel at a loss about how to resist, there is this movement called Move To Amend that has a petition asking we amend the constitution to push back the Supreme Court decision. Go ahead, sign the petition, lots of smart people are on board.