The politically activist voting block now numbers five. Three of the five in that block are up for election this year. In 1997, the Detroit Free Press did a study of the factors that went into the decision-making of the individuals who were then Michigan Supreme Court Justices. When the list of factors was compiled, political partisanship ranked near the bottom. The politically activist majority has voted together in 95 of the 98 decisions.
Political partisanship is now everything.
When one looks at the results of the decisions, the ideological agenda becomes clear.