The bottom line here is that the Dems created this problem. They have worked for an activist court. A "conservative judge" always meant someone who felt restrained by the Constitution, and a "liberal judge" was someone who felt the Constitution was a "living, breathing document" that was malleable in the hands of a creative judge. You won that argument. SCOTUS is now the most poltiically effective body as far as implementing lasting changes on our society from on high. Now, you fear that this tool which worked so well for you can be used by a right-leaning court to undue judicial legislation like Roe v. Wade and such. I get why you are upset. Just realize that you aren't fooling anyone about why you are upset. I think you guys are worried about RBG, and you want future nominees to know that even "getting the Heisman" in college will be pursued and paraded in front of their kids.