I suppose if you are saying that he was picked due to his Constitutional views, that would be true. But any President does that. Trump isn't the first, Obama did so too, are you going complaint about that?
In the political arena, Congressional control determined popular mandate. I got that from Dr. Gerald McBeath at UAF super long ago. Maybe you should asked him for clarification. I think he is still kicking. You must be unhappy since that is the sole reasoning for your approach.  And if you believe my conclusion that authority is based on action is wrong, then please to explain by your term "derelict"  (outside the literal definition of the dictionary that is...).

From all I read, Gorsuch is a highly qualified jurist. Even the Democrats could not questioned his qualifications, only his politics. Can you point out anyone who say otherwise?