Posted on 10/09/2005 9:10:09 AM PDT by Crackingham
In an interview set for broadcast on Monday, leading conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia appears to be defending Harriet Miers against critics who say she doesn't have the qualifications to sit on the High Court.
"I think it's a good thing to have people from all sorts of backgrounds [on the Court]," Scalia tells CNBC's Maria Bartiromo, as the debate rages over Miers' lack of judical experience.
Without mentioning the Bush nominee by name, the conservative legal icon said that the High Court needed someone who had never served as a judge to take the place of the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
"There is now nobody with that [non judicial] background after the death of the previous chief," Scalia laments to Bartiromo.
"And the reason that's happened, I think, is that the nomination and confirmation process has become so controversial, so politicized that I think a president does not want to give the opposition an easy excuse [to say] 'Well, this person has no judicial experience.'" Scalia concludes: "I don't think that's a good thing. I think the Byron Whites, the Lewis Powells and the Bill Rehnquists have contributed to the court even though they didn't sit on a lower federal court."
That would be too reasonable, and no one would be able to bust a blood vessel ranting about someone they don't know. Don't be silly. ; )
Such a statement is more than anyone can say for the hysterical whackos on this forum.
You've certainly done your part to earn that moniker this week.
The Miers cheerleading squad can continue to insist-despite all evidence pointing to the contrary-that she will be another Scalia or Thomas, but no one is buying it.
What does a person's religion have to do with being a Supreme Court Justice?
That's what I was thinking.
In her years in Washington she and Scalia never found themselves in the same social gathering where they might have just even met. Strange.
Well, let's say, for the sake of argument, that what you're saying is true.
Now, for the sake of argumnent... name one of those people who *doesn't* a paper trail.
Pay attention: it's NOT going to happen; if they withdraw Miers, it will NOT be Brown or Owens. They are radioactive from the first "list" that the Gang agreed upon.
Try to understand this: Bush cannot count on ANY senator presently sitting in the United States Senate to stand with him. Unless you don't want him to have a pick at all, he has to compromise.
I hope not, since, baring any bad findings in the hearings I want her in.
The strategery is working IMHO.
"Are you completely brain dead? Or just stupid?"
I apologized above. Someone else made the same mistake. The way one sentence was worded threw me off and then the next 27 posts or so were similarly nonsensical. I retract all comments up until that point, since they were based on my misinterpretation.
Yeah. Bush lied, kids died, man. Up with the revolution.
Brown or Owens will NOT be the picks if Miers goes down.
The gang assured that.
Absolutely nothing, and the fact that we are even debating this issue should demonstrate-beyond a shadow of doubt-how inherently weak the case for Miers is.
LOL. Which side would that be?
That statement is applicable to both sides.
"Well, look who's talking. I don't think I've ever seen such nastiness and disrespect from someone who claims to dislike both."
What did I say?
**And does that explain why she's an old maid?**
THAT is one of the most disgusting and disgraceful points I have ever seen made in any argument. It has absolutely NO relevance whatsoever to her abilities. I am completely sick of that argument and any person with half a brain should be as well.
Add Bill Kristol to the list with Ann Coulter. Did you see him today on Fox News Sunday? He looked like a spoiled little brat holding on to his one and only point..."I'm going to hold my breath until everyone agrees with me because I'm smart and everyone should agree with me." Geez
Thank you. That should put a stop to "Theory Why This Can't Be Applicable Number Two".
Of course, this is FreeRepublic...
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