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To: johnb838
We were sort of kidding about AC as SCJ but her qualifications put this lady to shame in terms of constitutional law and her experience at the Court.

What experience has Ann Coulter had at the Supreme Court?

87 posted on 10/03/2005 3:42:11 PM PDT by sinkspur (Breed every trace of the American Staffordshire Terrier out of existence!)
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To: sinkspur
From this bio:

"Coulter clerked for the Honorable Pasco Bowman II of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and was an attorney in the Department of Justice Honors Program for outstanding law school graduates.

"After practicing law in private practice in New York City, Coulter worked for the Senate Judiciary Committee, where she handled crime and immigration issues for Senator Spencer Abraham of Michigan. From there, she became a litigator with the Center For Individual Rights in Washington, DC, a public interest law firm dedicated to the defense of individual rights with particular emphasis on freedom of speech, civil rights, and the free exercise of religion.

"A Connecticut native, Coulter graduated with honors from Cornell University School of Arts & Sciences, and received her J.D. from University of Michigan Law School, where she was an editor of The Michigan Law Review."

Miers was an SMU graduate who also had law review experience. She went on to clerk for a federal district court judge.

Miers has executive experience that Coulter does not have, but the position is SCOTUS associate justice is not an executive position.

On balance, comparing Miers to Coulter, I would tend to agree that from a conservative perspective and based partly on her younger age for purposes of length of tenure, Coulter would have been a better pick.

129 posted on 10/03/2005 3:58:14 PM PDT by JCEccles
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To: sinkspur

OK, you're right, not at the SCOTUS:

Coulter clerked for the Honorable Pasco Bowman II of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and was an attorney in the Department of Justice Honors Program for outstanding law school graduates.

After practicing law in private practice in New York City, Coulter worked for the Senate Judiciary Committee, where she handled crime and immigration issues for Senator Spencer Abraham of Michigan.


348 posted on 10/03/2005 6:02:09 PM PDT by johnb838 (Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue. -- AuH2O)
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