From a piece this week in the CSM re the Alito hearings:
"It's hard to get people to understand what the court means in their daily lives," says Debra Ness, President of the National Partnership for Women and Families, which is stepping up e-mails that make it easy for people to contact senators.
"If courts become a less conducive branch for advocacy, we will turn to the other two branches of government," she adds.
Precisely. That is where "advocacy" belongs - in the other two branches. Persuade voters, if you can. It is hard work, though, compared to fund-raising and hiring lawyers.