[inquest]

My only concern is that the bare fact that those who are generally "said to be originalists" isn't usually a very good predictor of that. I'm not trying to trash Estrada by raising any kind of innuendo against him, but if I'm to support him, I'd need to see some evidence of his originalism, from his writings and/or public statements. Is there anything at all available?

[JLS]

I agree and I agree that very few of us with opinions on this really know enough about these potential nominees to know who is actually an originalist. And unlike Coulter I understand that even if you nominate an originalist, they might drift on you as they have a lifetime appointment and no further appointment they are looking for.

Since I posted what I did about Estrada, I have seen discussions on confirmthem.com that view Estrada as steathy and wondering who much of an originalist he is. As I said as a not expert, my opinions in this area are subject to narrowing of the field by real experts.