This is what 'advice and consent' means (Ann Coulter)

wnd.com ^ | October 5, 2005 | Ann Coulter

[A CA Guy]

Ann is off the mark on this IMO. :-(

[Sabramerican]

Shallow?

She is qualified for the Court because George Bush says she is qualified. And she's a hard worker.

[dirtboy]

But there were several recently nominated judges who the Senate have investigated for years, e.g. Owens, Brown, who would pass muster after the Nuclear option was used

And that is not correct. The Gang of 14 RINOs got Browns and Owens onto appeals court positions.

But the Dems left the backdoor open for a SCOTUS nomination. And they would have opened that door for Brown or Owens.

[tacticalogic]

The nominee has considerable legal experience. Perhaps it is not to the satisfaction of some who would prefer a kangaroo court to a Supreme Court, but it is to the satisfaction of a President who is truly concerned about the life and destiny of the people whom he serves.

I think it's a fair concern. SC justices have to deal with untrodden ground. Simply being competent in the practice of law is unquestionably a requirement, but I think there's a little more to it than that. I wouldn't be willing to buy that any two pilots with equal flight time would make equally good test pilots, and I think selecting an SC Justice follows in much the same manner.

You can argue that no one here has the right to second guess Bush, but I don't see that getting much traction on a political forum.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

Say, were you on the threads saying about how great miers would be because she's a 'christian'?

The spin is she's no ordinary Christian but a fundamentalist evangelical born again Christian. Of course later she was in charge of promoting gambling in Texas. I smell deception.

[deadhead]

"Actually I have just returned to college after 14 years in the Army"

Happy for you, aft_lizard, wishing you much success. And, thank you for serving our great country. GO ARMY!! I have family and friends who have served in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines (past and present). I admire and respect all of you. I really think we are all on the same side. Have a good night.

[dirtboy]

She is qualified for the Court because George Bush says she is qualified. And she's a hard worker.

There you go again. Peeling off qualifications and accomplishments so you can belittle them one by one.

Despicable.

[inquest]

After reading 600+ posts it's obvious why the dems love this choice. It's fracturing the hell out of us.

Assuming that's true, that raises one rather obvious question: Why did Bush do it? It's not like he or his advisors wouldn't have known that this would get conservatives angry at him.

[MJY1288]

This will pass, after 4 years on this board, I know all it will take is for Ted Kennedy to call Harriet Miers a Right Wing Evangelical Extremest who helped George W. Bush write the Torture Memos for Abu Graib and we will be united again ;-)

[Miss Marple]

Do you have the list of "known originalists?" Being a layperson, I don't seem to have that bookmarked anywhere.

[A.Hun]

Nah, probably not. However if she showed up at the confirmation hearings and stabbed Chuck Schumer..........

[Cautor]

"Pray tell why? Its simply reading what is there, there is no addition needed for it, none whatsoever, you dont add together what doesnt need to be added together... And that is what you are trying to do. I could care less if you were Sir Isaac Newton re-incarnated in front of me, it doesnt mean you are even close to being right. Its simple and straight forward no inbetweens no mhidden meanings, it says what it says and you cannot change that... Need more info DOES not say, needs more info but leaning against, it DOES not say needs more info but leaning for, it does not say add me to the nos it does not say add me to the yes or the hillarys, you are partaking in a l;osing fight now give up. And please I would love to see who would bestow upon you Cum Laude honors when you cannot interpret a simple poll right."

Let me make it simple for you. About 30% (and that includes you I presume) accept Bush's word that Harriet is the best possible pick for SCOTUS in the whole USA. The other 70% either think she isn't the best (I'm in that category) or don't think she's the best pick because they don't know a--to use a phrase from SINKSPUR--frickin' thing about how she would vote. That's what I've said.

I know it's probably hard for you to grasp that, but I think others here on the board understand this simple point.

IOW, you are not speaking from a MAJORITY position here on this conservative (and that doesn't automatically mean buy everything the administration tells us) board called FR.

[dirtboy]

Shallow?

Yeah, you are the one who said you wanted elegant.

Clarence Thomas's writings are not elegant. They are quite simple.

And coherent.

And Constitutional.

You can keep your friggin' elegance. We've had too much of that recently with SCOTUS.

[inquest]

Scalia's rationalization is of the same order of the judicial activism that gave us Wickard.

That might be true if he was giving a reason why he thought the CSA itself was constitutional. But that's not what he was doing. And the worst he could be accused of is judicial passivism, not activism. He voted against having the judiciary take action.

[aft_lizard]

Thanks. I am still out for a major. I am looking towards engineering but the VA wont let me go that route. They were the ones who suggested a technical field seeing as the IQ tests placed me supposably in the triple nine category overall, so the world is my oyster I just need to focus.

[Republic of Texas]

Most of the arguing here is not about Miers, it's about Bush. He gets to pick who he wants, that is indisputable, but We the People get to voice our opinions as well. He knew this when he made his choice.

[dirtboy]

Do you have the list of "known originalists?"

Hey, Bork is a prominent known originalist.

Who belittles the 2nd Amendment.

Whereas Miers has vigorously defended the right to bear arms.

But I guess that doesn't matter if we can get an elegant originalist whose elegance obstructs his originalism. But he sure sounds good doing it...

[Cautor]

"Good god that post was pathetic. And from someone who has been here since '99."

I assume you mean God. In any case, what the hell are you talking about? You really need to give me some details if you expect me to address your rant. How is it down in NO these days?

[Sabramerican]

Which of her accomplishments distinguish her from many thousands of other women lawyers? If we are insisting on a woman.

What is the relationship between rising to head a club, a local Bar Association and being qualified for the Supreme Court of the United States?

Her highest position is owed solely to her relationship with Bush.

[A.Hun]

You misunderstood. She was replying to my post, claiming this that this is an elegant nomination by Bush.