Wait. If he has voted to overturn a law, would you say he is a strict constructionist? It depends on the grounds. If the law is unconstitutional, it must be overturned by a strict constructionist, if that question is put before the court, and the question is within the jurisdiction of that court.
However, overturning a law does not make a judge a strict constructionist. Many liberal activist judges have invented grounds to overturn laws they don't like.
Gonzales is plenty conservative. For God's sake, do the critics here think Bush would have a liberal or a moderate serve as chief legal counsel to his presidency????
Everyone knows that Bush will elevate Scalia to chief justice and backfill Scalia with Gonzales.
If we were to get lucky, Stevens will drop dead next week.