With the Bush Administration drawing to a close, JCN is now institutionalizing itself as a presence on the political scene. Marx listed two key aims that the organization will pursue as they move forward: First, they will continue to fight for “highly qualified” nominees to the highest court in the land; and second, they will try to ensure that every judicial nominee (liberal or conservative) is given an up-or-down vote in the Senate. 

They know their stuff when it comes to the Supreme Court, and they have every right to question Senator Obama’s judicial judgment – especially given Obama’s past associations with radicals and Biden’s flagrant disregard for judicial neutrality.  

Whether you are worried about the so-called “Fairness Doctrine” or the abortion issue, the next president will select Supreme Court Justices that will dramatically impact your life.  But are voters paying attention?  With any luck, the Judicial Confirmation Network will succeed in their quest to bring judges back to the forefront of the political debate. The economy may be scary right now, but the idea of referring to “Justice Clinton” for the next two decades could be even scarier.    

Townhall’s Adam Brickley contributed to this column.

Disclosure:  Matt Lewis briefly consulted for the Judicial Confirmation Network during the Alito confirmation battle.