The Warren court was a results-oriented court. They wanted an end to segregration and racial discrimination--in and of itself a good thing. The problem is that they were prepared to do great violence to the Constitution to get it----and the results are with us to this day, not just the failure of liberal programs, but distorted "Constitutional principles" that are now embedded into legal interpretation. Sorry, but "results-oreineted" conservatives are likely to do similar damage. We'll have some short-term victories, but in the end lose the great guardian of American freedom.
I may have mistated.....results orientated in the respect that the new nominee votes concurrently with Thomas and Scalia. not results orientated as in activist in pursuit of conservative ideals at the expense of the constitutuion.
Based on what I'm reading, I don't think that is what she is going to be. She'll be an originalist. She's going to argue for a reading of the constitution, as a contract (via her background in Contract Law).
She won't be a mindless yes vote for Conservatives and she won't be another Souter.
For once, can't we be happy for a win? Do we always have to expect a letter bomb in every Christmas gift?