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The American public wanted action during the Great Depression, and there is little evidence it was much interested in constitutional questions. But in 2009 and 2010, millions demanded a return to our written Constitution with its scheme of limited and enumerated powers. The election of a Congress hostile to President Obama's health care law, and of state officials willing to challenge it in court, has resulted in an epic national constitutional debate and this week's ruling affirming that Commerce and Spending Clause have real limits.

In November, the American people will have the opportunity to renew their commitment to their written Constitution by insisting on a president who will nominate and a Senate who will confirm constitutionally conservative justices who won't wilt under fire — justices who will hold Congresses of both parties to the limits prescribed in the Constitution.

Constitutional turning points have occurred before in America, and sometimes in cases where the apparently losing side went on to be history's winner. It can happen again. Today is only the beginning.

Hear, hear!