Dahlia Lithwick, brilliant (as usual).

I came in fired up in general this morning, ready to rip into government generally and some branches in particular. Then, in my morning reading, Dahlia Lithwick really hits the mark about this election when she says:

What is at stake, in this election, is whether we value the notion of being a nation that's ruled by law as opposed to rulers. This isn't just a voting issue. It's what used to launch revolutions.

Man, if that wasn't exactly what was on my mind. Read the rest of her excellent article, which is more generally about the issue of the Federal Bench, on Slate.