Dexter brought up a great point and I wanted to open a new thread for this subject.
We have very observant Jews and less observant Jews who practice adquate Judaism. We have 1000's of different traditions and all kinds of fences that are not in the Torah but man-made (by wise humble men, but are, neverthless men).
When and if Israel becomes a religious state, to what degree should it be religious? There are so many rules that go with each of the 613 commandments...and there are a lot of fences.
Also, interpretations of rules change with the times. I'm not saying the Torah law changes...the words are the words..but how we see the meaning of these words do change...just like the way society changes. So how dynamic will a religious Jewish state be? I believe that just as we have in our society, progressives and traditionalists, we will have rabbis who will follow under those categories...some who are far in progressive realm while another will be far in the opposite extreme with some in the middle.
All I have to say is that if there are going to be 70 of them...and all of them very wise...I know that Israel will be in very good hands with those types of judges instead of what exists today.