In that case, we're no worse off than since at least 1/20/89. No better, either, but certainly no worse.
We're going to have to do what we've done for the last 20 years (or more, since that stuff happened for many decades before Reagan), which is to hold our Congress' feet to the fire and their necks to the rope (political rope, not the real thing Mr. Secret Service or FBI Man). IOW, exercise our obligations as citizens to protect ourselves at the least harmful and costly level. This means being active citizens, period.
Perhaps this won't even be an issue anymore, depending on how the Supreme Court rules this Spring. Time will tell.
I'm no Romney cheerleader, and articles like this are why. However, I find him to be the least objectionable of all the candidates remaining in the Republican side...ALL of whom are better than ALL the Dem candidates. I don't like it, but that's our predicament right now. Barring a brokered convention that nominates Fred Thompson or someone like him (and I'm not holding my breath waiting for that), that is reality on Planet Earth.
It used to be that we were only told to hold our nose and vote for the lessor of evils in the General Election, now we are advised to do it in the Republican primary? Bleech.