The real issue at stake is the rule of law. The liberals believe in a “living” constitution. Conservatives believe in an “originalist” interpretation. If you believe in a living document, then you really care who gets to interpret what it means now. Liberals tend to agree with Stalin, its not how many votes that matter, but who gets to count them. Hence Ted Kennedy launching the first salvo against Robert Bork...
Democrats will be whining & crying like there's no tomorrow & they won't be able to STOP a Conservative Judge replacing her! LOL
I wouldn't say that they believe in a living constitution. That's a lie. They only say that to make their position sound reasonable.
They believe in dictatorship and that laws don't apply to the dictators. The constitution is designed to prevent that, so they hate it and ignore it and lie about 'interpreting' it in a softer, gentler, more modern way, while they burn it to ashes.