[AnotherUnixGeek]

While Stevens was affiliated with the Republican Party (and certainly considered himself a political conservative), he was never — and never pretended to be — an originalist. And nobody asked Stevens if he was an originalist, because nobody cared if he was.

And if he had been, all he could have done was help in a holding action against left-wing judicial activism. That's all strict precedence justices can do - try to hold back the leftist tide for a few years until they're replaced. Right-wing activist judges? Never even mentioned as a possibility by anyone.

[DoodleBob]

Kelo is enough to justify asking a potential nominee their thoughts or views on a thing or two.