[Sabertooth]

Each branch has spent decades usurping their current level of power, they're not about to throw it out overnight by actually following the Constitution...

Agreed, but anyone going along with the accumulated FedCreep to date falls short of the mark of a "strict constructionist."

Perhaps "light constructionist" is a better term?

[dirtboy]

Agreed, but anyone going along with the accumulated FedCreep to date falls short of the mark of a "strict constructionist." Perhaps "light constructionist" is a better term?

Are we talkin' about judges or salad dressings? :^)

I think light constructionist is probably what we would get in the short term, as someone adhering to even that limited viewpoint would be considered as some kind of right-wing neanderthal by the press and a goodly quantity of the American electorate. Face it, folks with our views just ain't that common anymore, so if I had to venture a guess, a light constructionist is what we would get. However, if we get six of them on the bench, methinks they could gain weight in a hurry...