Posted on 10/03/2005 4:06:25 AM PDT by johnmecainrino
Harriet Miers
"And frankly, I trust his character, because in 5 years he has given me no reason not to."
I believe he picked her because she has the same views as as he does about illegal immigration and will probably vote to let any and everyone who wants to stroll across the border be welcomed as a citizen.
Sarah Hughes swore in LBJ on AirForce One.
I am quite happy with GWB's foreign policy, but nonplussed with his domestic agenda. Miers isn't on my special list of SCOTUS nominees. I'm disappointed in the pick.
Now the burden is on Miers and GWB to sell the pick to the public. But he's got an uphill sell of this nomination, with me.
well, that would be a point for her.
Total speculation. I mean TOTAL.
Check Gore's record at that time. He was pro-life.
When was this alleged promise made? I can only recall President Bush stating that Scalia and Thomas were his favorite Justices when asked which Justices he had a preference for.
well we could have predicted it, bet a large sum of cash on it, couldn't we? i am EXTREMELY disappointed, but i am not going to flounce around pronouncing myself DONE etc. FR is full of drama queens. always was, always will be.
At my age, I believe I have put a lot of careful thought into my beliefs and have a strong foundation for such thought.
Of course, I probably thought the same 15 years ago! I can promise you, I have changed!
Many experiences can bring about profound changes in one's thinking, and a lot can happen in then next 20 years.
As I have a foundation that doesn't change, the Bible, my fundamental beliefs and underlying principles aren't likely to change. But the circumstances around me are constantly changing, so how I apply those principles in my life may very well change in the next 20 years.
Look at all the FReepers threatening to change party affiliation at this one "last straw" event.
I'm not saying her background is irrelevant. I'm simply saying that to insist that opinions should be stable by age 40 is a bit arbitrary. The words senator and senile both have the latin root senex, meaning old man or elder, as it was deemed that older people have the wisdom to govern. By the 60s or 70s, yes, the concrete has probably set. In the 40s, the concrete may not be soupy, but it's not dry, either!
In addition to one's background and the decisions one made in youth (or middle age), you should look at the direction of the person's life as a whole. Can you see a pattern of growth or maturity? Is the direction acceptable? Are we looking at someone who flip-flops constantly with no direction, blown by the winds, or someone making a steady progression in a good direction? What is the foundation on which they stand?
Having said all this, I'm STILL not thrilled by this appointment. I guess we'll all see.
The top one but not the bottom. She's never been married.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
no idea that is why I posted them all
The other poster asked what we know about Hughes, and I supplied the answer.
Since you engaged me, here's my take on her former donations to Dems. By the time a person is in their 40's, I'd expect they would've clarified their political views based on decades of contemplation about the issue. That she had not done so leads me to question the steadfastness of her beliefs. I think that alone should give one cause for concern.
We shall see ohio. For our country's sake, I hope she doesn't turn out to be another Souter or Sandra Day, though.
During the 2000 presidential campaign, Gov. George W. Bush repeated a number of times that, if elected and if a Supreme Court slot opened up, he would nominate a judge that held the same judicial philosophy as Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia.
On "Meet the Press" in 1999, the future President Bush said that the justices he most admired were Scalia and Thomas. Bush referred to Scalia during one of the nationally-televised debates as his favorite Supreme Court judge, and the kind he would nominate during his presidential tenure.
During a campaign speech, candidate Bush was very clear on the type of judge he would nominate if given the chance: "I'm going to name strict constructionists." Speaking with reporters after the speech, Bush defined a strict constructionist as a judge who "doesn't use the opportunity of the Constitution to pass legislation or legislate from the bench."
"That's going to be a big difference between my opponent and me," he said in a debate against Gore. "I don't believe in liberal, activist judges."
Once elected, President Bush didn't get a chance to fulfill his campaign promise during his first term. But in his second nomination acceptance speech at the Republican national convention, he clearly stated, "I will continue to appoint federal judges who know the difference between personal opinion and the strict interpretation of the law."
http://www.amnation.com/vfr/archives/003657.html
Back in 88, I might have done the same thing, if I'd had the money...but that's a lot of water under the bridge...by 95, I was a member of the local Republican Women's group.
It's true that back then he was Al Gore, Senator from Tennessee, not the Algore of today. But he was still a dangerous and ambitious young man.
Oh yes, and we all know how reliable CNN is these days. They would never spread unsubstantiated rumors to smear the Right or Administration. Noooo.
Has FR been hijacked by a bunch of DU trolls? I don't get this instant damning of Miers. She's not the best pick of the litter, but maybe the most politically viable at the moment. (Yes, politics does enter into the equation sadly).
Bottom line though: I don't know if Miers is worthy of support or not. I do get a "she's a female Souter" gut feeling. But the pick is made. I think the INTELLIGENT thing to do is to not go on gut feelings and wait to let the facts fall into place and hearing from her before making a judgment and running around like a crazed DUer who just lost an election.
Just as the anti-US protests by the left embolden the terrorists in Iraq and elsewhere, the backbiting here emboldens the left. Just STOP for a second and take it all in. There will be plenty of time to judge the justice-to-be.
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