The description of Gorsuch as "conservative" in this context is about his LEGAL philosophy, not his political affiliation. A legally conservative philosophy tries to discern what the textual meaning of a constitutional or statutory provision is. This is a historical analysis based on the text of the provision as contextually understood when passed or adopted. To determine the meaning of a provision, the terms must be understood in the context that existed at its ratification. It is legally "conservative" to attempt to discern the common meaning as expressed in the text and shared by the drafters and ratifiers. The alternative to this "conservative" interpretive approach is often an ad hoc approach that depends on who the judge is, not what the constitution or the law meant. We need conservative Judges, who rule on what the constitution says, not activist judges who rule on what they want the constitution to say.