K-Lo continues making ill-informed commentary about Miers. (Yes, I'm aware of her colleague posting on NRO's bench forum about Miers' supposed anti-Federalist attitude)
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It's too soon to judge this nomination. But my guess is that in the end it is the liberals who will have the most misgivings about Miers.
I came to that conclusion after a breakfast interview -- by coincidence the morning of the president's announcement -- with Leonard Leo, who is on leave as executive vice president of the Federalist Society to work with the White House on judicial confirmation issues.
The Federalist Society, an organization of conservative lawyers, has been influential in staffing the Bush administration and recommending candidates for the federal bench. Leo came late to the breakfast from a conference call, in which he was attempting to quash the arguments other conservative leaders were making against Miers.
He spoke as one who has known and worked with her for well over a decade, who has played host to her when she has been a Federalist Society speaker, and -- perhaps most significant -- who joined her in a battle to get the American Bar Association to rescind its resolution endorsing Roe v. Wade , the decision establishing a right to abortion.
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Not so much anti-Federalist as misrepresenting the nature of the Federalist Society. Se ascribed to them "political activism" and said she dod not want to belong to a "politically active" professional society. Fact is, the FedSoc makes no position statements, and espouses only strict construction of the Constitution in court, and open debate.
The ABA, which Ms. Miers participated in leadership, doe prepare and promulgate political position statements, e.g., in support of gay adoption, in support of judical activism, etc. I'm not saying Miers holds those views, but only that she does belong to a professional organization that promulgates political position statements.
So, to summarize, not exactly anti-Federalist. Just not clear on the difference between FedSoc and ABA, and used as a reason for not belonging to the FedSoc (participates in making political position statements) that if applied with principle, would have her not retain membership in the ABA.