What did Justice Stevens mean when he said that the loser of the election was “the Nation's confidence in the judge as an impartial guardian of the rule of law”?

A) He was implying that Americans should no longer trust the decisions of the Supreme Court.
B) He was implying that the Supreme Court had meddled in politics rather than remaining impartial.
C) He was implying that judges no longer enforce the rule of law.
D) He was implying that the Supreme Court decision would cause disruption in the nation’s judicial system.