Maybe and maybe not; so, why not have picked someone obviously like a Scalia....as he promised during his campaign...to get strict Constitutionalists on the bench?
How do we know that she's not a strict Constitutionalist, nic? Do you have evidence of that? Or are you believing the emotional, unsubstantiated rhetoric on this thread?
She won a Sandra Day O' Connor Award.
Each possible nominee comes with unique issues, the calculus is quite complicated. Miers may in fact be a strict Constitutionalist; but her confirmation hearings are going to be more about her qualifications that about Constitutional principles.
I think neither GWB nor the Senate want to fight on a matter of principle. Other than the principle of "Go along to get along."
Can someone here please tell me ANY indication that Meirs is NOT a strict Constitutionalist?