Reliance on the appointment of the “right” nominee in the battle over the judiciary is a losing strategy. Quite often the “right” people once appointed for life, become part of the problem. Abortion is still “legal” thanks in part to Republican appointees. Waiting another few decades on a dice roll of appointments is likely to result in another 50 years of judicial tyranny. A large part of the problem has to do with the acquiescence of power by the legislative and executive branches of government. The Schiavo travesty has shown that the conservative mindset has been caught up in the...