It would be a very good thing for all involved, the country and independent judiciary and the left itself, if liberals take a page from their own judges of the New Deal era, kick their addiction to constitutional litigation, and return to their New Deal roots of trying to win elections rather than lawsuits.
Gorsuch criticizes liberals for relying on courts instead of winning elections.
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