I do believe that judicial activism is bad. But the sad fact is we've strayed so far from the Constitution that we've come to the point where it does exist. And it seems to exist ONLY in one direction.
So, let's accept the fact that it exists AND THAT LIBERALS WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH when it is their PET CAUSE that is at stake.
I, as a Christian first, pro-lifer second, and conservative third would at least like to see those I support politically TAKE A STAND when the question of judicial activism come up in the other direction.
Instead, THEY roll over and play dead - and WE'RE patted on the head and told to shut up and go to the back of the bus.
The best way you can take away their ammo is to simply demand that a strict constructionist be appointed. When Appy Pappy demands we know everything about a nominees political views, it will turn the confirmation into a circus. We only need to know that he will uphold the Constitution - and, over the course of, say, twenty years on the bench, that will have a snowballing impact on rolling up the liberal agenda.
The Constitution is our home turf. All we need is for the game to be played there, not at the liberal home field of judicial activism, which should be imploded like Cinergy Field. Because if we keep that field around for our own agenda, sooner or later the libs will get it back.