On Public Discourse, here is the first part of a two-part essay by Michael Fragoso entitled “Abortion and the Courts: A Brief Political History of Judicial Conservatism.” http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2012/08/6088
Fragoso takes issue with the view that presidential elections don’t matter because judges appointed by Republican presidents have been, from the perspective of the pro-life movement, “at best–part of the problem and–at worst–the heart of the problem.”
Update:
Here is the link to the second part. This part is entitled “Abortion and the Courts: Judicial Nominations are Imperfect but Matter.” Fragoso closes with this obsrevation: “The fact is that the Republican Party’s commitment to judicial conservatism over the past thirty years has, as a matter of principle, favored and will continue to favor the pro-life movement. Because the fight to reorient the courts has been long and imperfect, it is all the more important that those committed to a culture of life see it through, especially now that it is finally creating real openings for authentic pro-life policy.” http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2012/08/6086
Richard M.