Judicial activism

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If you needed any evidence for the chasm in conservative vs. liberal thinking on judicial activism, here it is:

While 82% of voters who support McCain believe the justices should rule on what is in the Constitution, just 29% of Barack Obama’s supporters agree. Just 11% of McCain supporters say judges should rule based on the judge’s sense of fairness, while nearly half (49%) of Obama supporters agree.

More interestingly for politicos is how the public feels, sans partisan lines:

Most American voters (60%) ... says [sic] the Supreme Court should make decisions based on what is written in the constitution, while 30% say rulings should be guided on the judge’s sense of fairness and justice. The number who agree with McCain is up from 55% in August.

Barack Obama will bring to the White House SCOTUS picks who judge what they think is "fair" rather than interpreting the Constitution, as they are supposed to do.