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Specter: Miers Will Be Grilled on Issues
Associated Press ^ | October 10, 2005 | HOPE YEN

Posted on 10/10/2005 3:12:48 AM PDT by Quaker

WASHINGTON - Harriet Miers' qualifications to be a Supreme Court justice and her views on privacy rights will be a focus of her confirmation hearings, Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Arlen Specter says. ADVERTISEMENT

Miers must show she can handle complicated legal issues and has not cut deals with the White House to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion, Specter, R-Pa., said Sunday on ABC's "This Week."

President Bush's nomination of Miers, a longtime confidante and White House counsel but never a judge, has caused division among conservatives. A leader of the right said he will not be satisfied until it is clear whether she would vote to overturn the abortion ruling.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: miers; miershearings; specter

1 posted on 10/10/2005 3:12:49 AM PDT by Quaker
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To: Quaker

What a blow hard. Whatever Darlin' Arlen. I feel much better now.


2 posted on 10/10/2005 3:15:42 AM PDT by baystaterebel (http://omphalosgazer.blogspot.com/)
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To: Quaker
Stuck On Stupid

Baby There is something inherently wrong with the legalization of infanticide and naming it a constitutional right and cloaking the aberration as part of our privacy rights.  More than 40 million babies have been killed since the Roe vs. Wade ruling.

This from Arlen Spector (RINO):

Harriet Miers' qualifications to be a Supreme Court justice and her views on privacy rights will be a focus of her confirmation hearings, Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Arlen Specter says.

Miers must show she can handle complicated legal issues and has not cut deals with the White House to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion, Specter, R-Pa., said Sunday on ABC's "This Week."

Roe vs. Wade needs to be overturned.

If Harriet Miers is confirmed I hope she will be instrumental in abolishing  this pox on our society known as Roe v. Wade.

3 posted on 10/10/2005 3:18:34 AM PDT by Quaker
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To: Quaker
Hey Arlen ... considering the way Meirs is being Bork'd by our side

I'm guessing there weren't any backroom assurances made
4 posted on 10/10/2005 3:18:46 AM PDT by Mo1
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To: Quaker

How in the world can she answer questions on the "issues"? Won't she "Ginsberg" the issues?


5 posted on 10/10/2005 3:55:15 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Kill 'em til they're dead! Then, kill 'em again!)
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To: baystaterebel

I do not like Spector at all.


6 posted on 10/10/2005 4:33:55 AM PDT by gulfcoast6 (,)
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To: Quaker

..... But not over cooked.


7 posted on 10/10/2005 5:12:03 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative (France is an example of retrograde chordate evolution.)
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To: Quaker

Here's a note I sent to my senator Kyl:
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Last year, I emailed you about my concerns with placing Specter as the chairman of the J committee. You ASSURED me and many others that Specter would behave as a conservative. From the way I see Specter acting now as a bulldog on Dobson regarding Meiers, he is NOT acting as a conservative but as a liberal partisan trying to protect Roe. Therefore, I suggest YOU reign him in because YOU are now tied to him by virtue of your assurances earlier. As Specter behaves, YOU will be judged accordingly.
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and he's running for reelection next year. Kyl better be sweating, because specter is a loose cannon and always was.


8 posted on 10/10/2005 9:32:28 AM PDT by Zrob (freedom without lies)
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To: gulfcoast6

He only cares about himself.


9 posted on 10/10/2005 5:01:02 PM PDT by chiefqc
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To: Mo1

Arlen is on your side, he's called us a lynch mob. Get your stories straight. Lindsay Graham and Specter are in bed with you. ROFL


10 posted on 10/10/2005 5:05:22 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Trust Bush is a code word for trust the Senate)
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To: chiefqc

He is two face too, vote against W in a minute.


11 posted on 10/11/2005 3:10:28 AM PDT by gulfcoast6 (,)
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