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From my point of view, results are what matter. Will Miers vote reliably and consistently right of center? If so, that's what matters to me.

So you won't have a problem with her if she votes the right way. Okay, however what if she comes to the conclusion that the right vote is based on foreign law, the Bible, or a fiction book for that matter? That is the whole point. She may vote the right way, but it is the reasoning she uses to get there. There has to be solid legal reasoning to get to the right vote. Otherwise she does nothing to advance the conservative strict constitutionalist cause which we all want.

So you won't have a problem with her if she votes the right way. Okay, however what if she comes to the conclusion that the right vote is based on foreign law, the Bible, or a fiction book for that matter?

A genuine conservative who takes seriously their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution will not be basing their votes on foreign law, or casting votes that undermine the Constitution in any way. When I say results are what matter to me, that is what I mean.

Many here want a strict social conservative so that Roe v. Wade can be overturned. That's fine by me. But I'm more interested in returning to the original intent of the Constitution. That is what I hope to see in her answers before the committee.

As I said, I'm keeping an open mind and am giving GWB the benefit of the doubt. I'll know more as the confirmation process unfolds. Should I become dissatisfied with what I hear, I'll call my senators, one of whom is on the Judiciary Committee.