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No we don't, and for two very good reasons.
Trump's three Supreme Court appointments are the most disloyal from his perspective. If Trump goes full-blown dictator, he will dissolve the Supreme Court, and there's a very real possibility he will have them executed.
If the Supreme Court fails to uphold the Constitution on an obvious Textualist/Originalist basis, it will be seen as illegitimate and may very well be dissolved because it will have failed its ultimate responsibility.
The Justices are very much aware of these factors.
I'm hoping they'll rule against him as well, but these reasons seem way out there.
That's assuming they believe he'll go full fascist and execute them. They don't. Even if they would believe that, ruling in his favour would prove their worth to him.
I see no way that democrats could dissolve the SC. They probably wouldn't even if they could.
I guarantee Trump and company are pressuring, if not explicitly threatening, those three at a minimum right now. Too much is on the line. They do.
If the Democrats allow the Supreme Court to stand after a second flouting following the overturning of Roe, they will be in breach of the Constitution as well.
Edit: grammar
The Justices are some of the most cocooned people in the country, by design. I hesitate to say what they're aware of a damn thing other than where the next ladle full of billionaire slop is about to land in their trough.