I was always a process guy. Respect the Constitution no matter what. Some looked for a right leaning solution; some looked for a left leaning solution; I looked for a systemic, centrally fair, process-oriented fix. But, that strategy lost. Things have changed, and in recognition of that, I have changed.
For decades, I feel like the Right generally followed the Constitution (limiting document; intent; etc.), and the Left generally ignored the Constitution (living breathing document). The result was a gradual steering of the country towards the cliff on the left.
Thus, being a process guy is a losing proposition for a guy who wants a reasonable world for his kids to grow up in. I have to be a hard right advocate, pushing the limits, to even out the path of our national clown car, so that it goes straight overall, with both parties pulling the wheel to their side. If I just try to pull the wheel to the center, then the car will go over the cliff on the left.
That is why I'm willing to let Trump go for it. His election has totally changed many a liberal's tune about the Constitution. I suspect that many on the left are going to rediscover the Constitution, and that will be a good thing. In the meantime, maybe we will steer a little further away from that cliff.