I want federalists who will uphold the Constitution and determine if laws presented to them are consistent with such. I don't want an activist reading even if I agree with the end result. It just means activists of a different slant can tilt it back the other way next time.
No truly “federalist” position calls for the alienation of the God-given rights to life and liberty by any individual or state.
Hence my tagline...
I do not share your view of what constitutes an activist. I am not one. But I know very well, for a fact, that my children were human beings long before they left my wifes womb. As such it is not activism to think they deserve constitutional protection based on the 5th and 14th amendments.
I want federalists too. But I want those who understand that our right to life comes from God the Father. George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin would approve. Federalism is great when talking about things not mentioned in the constitution. Those are reserved to the states.