The next President will need two terms just to undo the damage

With its two newest members, today’s Supreme Court is moving the right-wing’s agenda faster than we’ve seen in decades — slamming the courthouse doors in the faces of ordinary people, favoring big businesses over civil rights, and undermining protections for women and the environment. Because the next president will likely nominate at least one Supreme Court justice, which could shape the balance of power on the Court for years to come, the stakes in the 2008 election could not be higher.

• John Edwards