How Trump's Judges (and the Federalist Society) are Changing the Law

[politicallefty]

Wasn't Justice Scalia the main proponent of not using legislative intent as justification for a particular ruling (and one that's since been adopted by the Court as a whole, both left and right)?

I think what's particular nasty about Trump's judicial nominations is that they're clearly ideologues and yet the Senate continues to confirm unqualified judges. Of course I expect a Republican President and Republican Senate to nominate and confirm conservative judges, but the individuals getting confirmed seem only to be nominated to legislate from the bench. I was mostly in opposition to someone like Justice Scalia, but I did respect him as a justice and a brilliant conservative legal mind. A lot of these new judges are nothing of the sort and not remotely brilliant in any sense of the word.