Dahlia's right, the speed and glee with which the Roberts Court has dismantled the legacy of Sandra Day O'Connor is truly impressive. As Dahlia explains, "So far, the court has explicitly minimized—or, more frequently, stepped distastefully over—O'Connor's theoretical framework for abortion, campaign finance, and affirmative action. That's to name just a few." Which should say just about all anyone needs to know about this Court's preference for ideologically suitable outcomes over a conservative respect for precedent. Meanwhile, some back-of-the-envelope-math puts the average age of the conservative bloc (including Kennedy) at 62, while the average members of the liberal bloc is a bit over 74.
If we don't elect a Democratic president in 2008, this is going to get a lot worse before it gets better.
