Posted on 10/03/2005 9:02:27 AM PDT by hipaatwo
I don't see how a strict constructionist, a fundamental pro-life Christian is a move to the left.<p<But than again, that's just me.
Nathan Hecht -- a staunch, pro-life Texas Supreme Court judge and very close friend of Miers -- says that her view of the constitution is the same as her view on the Bible: what was the original intent of the authors.
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Chill,
Republicans didn't really exist in Texas in the 1980's also recall that Gore was a pro-life dixiecrat in 1988.
What a Souter. (/sarc)
And Reagan was a democrat before he was a Republican. I guess we were all wrong about him too.
Just because I missed it, why did Britt Mention FR? Thanks in advance.
some more background here.
Hey Sparky,
I'm part of the base and I'm fine with this pick.
Here's my favorite section from the post:
Hecht says about Miers' judicial philosophy: "She's an orginalist -- that's the way she takes the Bible," and that's her approach to the Constitution as well --"Originalist -- it means what it says." He notes that her legal practice involved writing contracts rather than tort law, so she was always looking at the plain meaning of the words: "Originalist." He also says she's not a social butterfly who will be swayed by Washington dinner table conversation: "She goes to the dinners she's supposed to go to. She's not on the social circuit."
Some people just want any excuse to run the Republicans down so that they can more easily market whatever kooky crew they've hitched their wagons on to.
Just my humble opinion. :)
I guess that's one of the advantages of being a pessimist.
You're always pleasantly suprised. :D
I think she'll be fine.
I remember when Al Gore was pro-life. So were other dems. Sam Nunn was pro-life and had a lot of conservative Christians on his staff. Then he announced he was pro-choice, although I do not remember the words he used. I was absolutely stunned. It seemed to me back then that decent dems with presidential aspirations felt that they had to turn their backs on life to move ahead. Nunn retired; Gore... I'm still not sure what he did.
Just because I missed it, why did Britt Mention FR?
Dunno. No t.v. on. Listening to Rush and cooking Rosh Hashannah dinner.
Ummmm....My Grand Daddy told me when I was a teen ager, "Anyone that was not married by the age of 40 is either gay (He didn't quite use the politically correct term) or of superior intelligence."
If you remember back in the 1980s, Al Gore was a lot more conservative. His wife began the whole issue about labeling music, etc. for age-appropriateness. He went more left in the late 80s, probably looking at the democratic party and seeing that it wasn't family-oriented any more, so why should he be?
Thanks for the information. I'm inclined to believe that she could be qualified to serve on the SC, based on this information. I'm juggling a lot of stuff right now, and I'm far behind in the nomination process.
I have to admit I had serious doubts about this nominee when I heard about the apparent support of certain dim senators. If this is true, I doubt the dim support will hang on for long.
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