Posted on 10/03/2005 4:06:25 AM PDT by johnmecainrino
Harriet Miers
Hear hear!
That's the problem. Now it seems that an open advocacy of conservative legal views (JRB, Owen, Luttig, etc.) is a disqualifier whereas open advocacy of ultraliberal views (Ruth Ginsburg's views on polygamy, abortion, death penalty etc.) is OK.
It's "Miers" with an "i"...perhaps "Myers" is a conservative constitutionalist, but apparently "Miers" is not.
If he runs the table-and serves for the remaining three years of President Bush's term-I'll eat my hat.
But first I'll have to purchase a hat.
:0)
Thanks.
She says thanks too!
If your first sentence is meant to implicate me, you are a total idiot. I didn't read any farther.
And if William Rehnquist was nominated to day the Democrats - and not a few Republicans - would use that against him.
"Being the right political "fit" is good for nothing. "
Yeah we are definitely on the same page :)
I haven't seen too many deleted posts. I think we're behaving pretty well.
Some of us remember William O. Douglas.
Liberals like Stevens simply refuse to die once they get a SCOTUS seat.
"Why is Bush so scared to put a Rogers-Brown up there and win the battle of ideas--Americans overwhelmingly support our side"
I couldn't agree with you more. To be honest I like Roberts but in my dreamworld Bush's choices would have been Luttwig-Brown. We control both houses of Congress and the Executive Branch...why not be greedy and go for Judicial Branch too. It's outta control in my opinion anyway!
Barbi dolls?? ROFLOL! That's the stupidest insult I've ever read on FR. LOL!
As I stated in my post, I don't have enough information about Ms. Meirs to form an opinion.
Bump!
I've been trying to get some details on that, such as one of the letters that she sent from the Texas Bar to the ABA. Seems the pro-choice resolution had some history to it, not "passing" the first time it was proposed. Oh, I haven't found the resolution either.
THE FEMINIST CHRONICLES - 1990The resolution was adopted in 1992, and again was objected to by the Texas Bar.The American Bar Association (ABA) rescinded the policy it adopted in February opposing legislation that interfered with a woman's constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy at any time before viability or thereafter to protect her life or health. The ABA adopted a policy that it characterized as "neutral," taking no position on abortion. (08/90)
http://www.feminist.org/research/chronicles/fc1990.html
Travis County Women Lawyers' Association (TCWLA) announced publicly in March 1990 its support of the right of women to make their own reproductive choices. This announcement was a direct response to a letter by the president of the State Bar of Texas to the American Bar Association (ABA) denouncing the ABA's adoption of a pro-choice resolution.
But, in any event, I think Miers' participation is as the person who represents the interests of the Texas bar, and her actions as such don't necessarily reflect her personal point of view. Quite a few ABA memvbers resigned from the ABA when the resolution was passed. Miers did not resign.
Oh, that's cute. Protest Souter while you're at it...for what good that will do.
You ask me how do I know she isn't a conservative? It's not a question that conservatives should have been put in a position to answer.
Even the liberal Republicans know that Bush owed conservatives an unambiguous nominee.
I've seen him work and lead, and I've seen you emote. Sorry, floriduh. In a contest between the comparative wisdom of the two of you, it's not even close.
(But the Bushbot insult, was really original. Nice work).
No, not an idiot. far from it. But I am observant.
Go ahead and read the rest. It won't hurt you.
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