Harriet Miers the pick AP

[johnmecainrino]

Harriet Miers

[LdSentinal]

ACLJ Calls Harriet Miers - President Bush's Nominee to Replace Justice O'Connor - an "Excellent" Choice for the Supreme Court

October 3, 2005

(Washington, DC) – The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), specializing in constitutional law said today that Harriet Miers, the nominee named by President Bush for a seat on the Supreme Court of the United States, is an excellent choice who represents the conservative mainstream of judicial philosophy of interpreting the Constitution, not re-writing it.

“Once again, President Bush showed exceptional judgment in naming Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court to replace Justice O’Connor,” said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ, who argues regularly before the high court and has a pro-life protest case at the high court this term. “At a time when the high court is facing some of the most critical issues of the day – including a number of cases dealing directly with abortion and life issues – the person who replaces Justice O’Connor is critical. Harriet Miers is an excellent choice with an extraordinary record of service in the legal community and is certain to approach her work on the high court with a firm commitment to follow the Constitution and the rule of law. I have been privileged to work with her in her capacity as White House counsel. She is bright, thoughtful, and a consummate professional and I enthusiastically endorse her nomination.”

Sekulow added: “We look forward to a speedy confirmation process and will work aggressively to ensure that Harriet Miers gets full and fair consideration before the Senate. We call on members of the Senate to reject the partisan political rhetoric and focus on the judicial philosophy of this conservative mainstream nominee.”

Sekulow said the ACLJ will begin mobilizing a national campaign to ensure that Miers is confirmed. Sekulow said he will generate support for the nominee through his daily radio broadcast that reaches 1.5 million listeners, through his weekly television show, by using direct mail, phone calls, and emails to a list approaching one million supporters.

“We know the intentions of the liberal left – to do anything possible to derail this nominee,” said Sekulow. “We are prepared to meet those challenges head on and ensure that this battle ends with the confirmation of Harriet Miers as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.”

Led by Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, the American Center for Law and Justice is based in Washington, D.C.

ACLJ

[LikeLight]

“As a leader of the bar, Harriet Miers was a fearless and very strong proponent of conservative legal views. She led a campaign to have the American Bar Association end its practice of supporting abortion-on-demand and taxpayer-funded abortions.”

My prediction: Miers won't be as polished as Roberts during the hearings, she'll let her very conservative views slip out, she'll get pounded by left, embraced by the right and confirmed by a bare majority of Senators.

[beckysueb]

I answered too quick. I assumed you were talking about DU. Disregard.

[Crawdad]

I certainly did not have the best grades in my law school class, but I turned out to be one of the smartest students. About 90% of my class practice law. I never have.

[RobFromGa]

President Bush sees equal/greater value in having these strong conservatives on the Appellate Courts,

Interesting point, conservatives on the lower courts are able to handle many things properly before they become SCOTUS issues. There is probably some truth to this thinking..

[Rutles4Ever]

Let's not draw conclusions based on lack of information and rumors, burst out into fits of anger and rage, and say it's because we're being 'good conservatives,' OK???

You're ansolutely right. We can't draw a single conclusion from this. Doesn't that bother you when the President PROMISED US a judge in the mold of Scalia and Thomas?

I'm not judging Miers because there's nothing to judge her on - problem number one.

I'm judging W because he whimped out and prevented a deserving originalist with judicial experience an opportunity to sit on the bench. It's everything we hate about affirmative action, wrapped up in one nomination.

[Texas Federalist]

Bush isn't stupid.

Wrong. He is and just proved it by nominating another Souter to the Supreme Court. That is, he is either stupid, a coward, or a lier. I will give him the benefit of the doubt with stupid.

[onyx]

http://www.theconglomerate.org/2005/09/a_pit_bull_in_s.html

Calls her " A pitbull in size 6 shoes."

[confederacy of dunces]

The she's-not-married-must-be-gay haironfire crowd reminds me of Dianne Feinstein begging Roberts to tell her how he feels as a man. What does that have to do with interpreting the law?

Bingo! Not to mention the fact that not getting married isn't automatically a conscious choice.

[G.Mason]

"It will never be over 'til the other guys cry uncle."

Agreed. And when that one yells uncle, the next dumb sob stands up starting his crap.

Just the price we pay for being top dawg.

[chgomac]

"MBA programs are puffed-up income producers for Universities, full of "class presentations" and useless, superficial "marketing theory"

Ah, but GWB went on to be a businessman, manager, owner....he brings different skills to the table like meeting payrolls, hiring and firing, making and meeting goals, budgets, competitors etc.

He is not our typical politician who takes polls and positions on every issue based on the next election.

[mrsmith]

"Miers' comments at the time, the one I've read"

The only comment you've quoted has been the one she made in 1993.

She opposed the original 1992 resolution.

"People who support this abortionrights resolution want the prestige of the ABA behind the pro-choice movement," Texas bar President Harriet Miers said Monday, arguing against adoption of the resolution supporting abortion rights."
Wall Street Journal 08-12-1992

[faithincowboys]

So why is it important that Roberts is married with two kids? Why did Bush and Roberts constantly refer to young, boisterous Jack? Answer: Because it softened and normalized Roberts.

Many people that I know will feel or fear that Miers doesn't understand their lives because she never married and has no kids. That's just life.

Americans, especially the vast majority of conservatives, want people in these positions to be married with kids. That's life.

To attempt to refute that point is fruitless. It's like saying Despite Americans preference for electing tall Presidents, Robert Reich is a lock for '08.

[winstonchurchill]

WC: This time, a 60-year, post-menopausal female who has chosen never to marry, never to have a family and, instead, work long hours devoted to a law firm. Surely, this must tell us something of her life priorities. Is this not relevant in divining her predictable policy preferences?

OWF: Once again............what if it was GOD'S WILL for her to be single, like it was for the Apostle Paul? Or is it just your misogyny peeking out, winston? Is it only women who have to be married to be trustworthy? Paul was OK being single because it was God's choice for his life? But Harriet will be a bad judge because she is single? Is that how it works?

Two points.

First, there is no evidence -- zero -- that this woman is a Christian -- let alone that she made a choice to remain single to better serve Christ -- Paul's purpose. Your Chistian analogy to the Apostle Paul is inapposite.

However, even assuming arguendo that she is a Christian, do we really think that she couldn't find a Christian man to marry? No, she made a conscious choice. Precisely the kind of choice we don't want advanced by the so-called 'policy choices' of the Supreme Court.

Second, at the SC level, we are selecting a 'policymaker' not a 'judge' in the true sense of following precedent. [Since the liberals have set the SC 'precedents' in their policy choices for the last three-quaarters of a century, Heaven help us if we get some faithful 'precedent follower' on the SC!]

Yes, I think some female who has consciously chosen for (apparently) careerist reasons never to marry or have a family would likely produce policy choices very similar to the goofy New Hampshire bachelor (already on the Court) who chose never to marry or have a family.

[conservativebabe]

Once confirmed, we'll find out rather quickly if she leans conservative or not because of cases that are soon to be before the court. We'll soon know if the Miers pick will keep the GOPers away from the polls in droves or not...

Good points. I was wondering this morning soon after I learned the news, if this pick is going to alienate the base at all, and what it's implications for '06 might be. Time will tell.

[InterceptPoint]

They weren't loving it this morning. Wonder when they changed. Maybe after reading this thread, perhaps?

Comnpare the reaction we are getting from the Dems with what we would have seen if it had been Janet Rogers Brown. This will be a 60/40 or 70/30 vote. A terrible mistake by Bush. He has abandoned his base and he has lost me for good.

I, like most Democrats are now questiong his judgement. He lacks the guts to fight for what is right. That weakness is demostrated daily in his refusal to control spending and now we have seen it twice with his Supreme Court nominations. The Dems will smell blood and Iraq will be next. A pullout before the end of the Bush Presidency is now a certainty.

Bush has turned out to be just like his father. Should we be surprised?

[NittanyLion]

he'd never serve a day on the USSC because he is not confirmable. How do I know that? Because he was not nominated.

Again, you may think you've hit on some brilliant insight, but you're using circular logic to arrive at your conclusion.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for this link.

[beckysueb]

In all fairness to her, I am slightly younger then her but I supported Clinton in 92 and I am totally conservative, now.

[faithincowboys]

I like Condi, I think she's great, but I know she could never win the Presidency and wouldn't be our strongest nominee in '08.