For years, Republicans carried the flag in the war against activist judges, a war that peaked during President Bush’s second term, with savage battles over federal court appointments and the late Terri Schiavo. Under President Obama, Democrats picked up their banner, blaming Bush’s appointees for gutting the campaign finance system in favor of the ultra-wealthy. Now nobody knows what to think.
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