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Petition for the Withdrawal of the Nomination of Harriet Miers to the U.S. Supreme Court
NRO ^ | 10/12/05 | David Frum

Posted on 10/12/2005 5:26:46 PM PDT by StatenIsland

WE ARE REPUBLICANS AND CONSERVATIVES who supported the election of George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. Today, we respectfully urge that the nomination of Harriet Miers to the United States Supreme Court be withdrawn.

The next justice of the Supreme Court should be a person of clear, consistent, and unashamed conservative judicial philosophy.

The next justice should be a person of unquestioned personal and political independence.

The next justice should be someone who has demonstrated a deep engagement in the constitutional issues that regularly come before the Supreme Court — and an appreciation of the originalist perspective on those issues.

The next justice should be a person of the highest standard of intellectual and legal excellence.

For all Harriet Miers. many fine qualities and genuine achievements, we the undersigned believe that she is not that person. An attempt to push her nomination through the Senate will only split the Republican party, damage the Bush presidency, and cast doubts upon the Court itself.

Sometimes Americans elect Republican presidents, sometimes we elect Democratic presidents. Whatever the differences between the parties, surely we can at least agree on this: Each party owes America its best. There is a wide range of truly outstanding legal talents who share the president’s judicial philosophy. We believe that on second thought President Bush can do better — for conservatism, for the Supreme Court, for America.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antibush; auntharriet; crapnomination; deargeorgeandlaura; frum; miers; nro; petition
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41 posted on 10/12/2005 5:55:43 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite ( Mike Pence for President!!! http://acuf.org/issues/issue34/050415pol.asp)
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To: Cboldt
I don't support trying to influence the GOP with this "public petition mechanism."

Why?! Public petitions are part of how things work in a rePUBLIC. I don't understand this notion that the people shouldn't get too involved in how their servants run their affairs.

42 posted on 10/12/2005 5:55:56 PM PDT by inquest (FTAA delenda est)
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To: claudiustg

I say let's have hearings like it says in the CONSTITUTION!




And we can find out what about her? That she can say "I'm sorry Senator but I can't answer that because it might come before the court?" A million times?

I have no problem with the idea of hearings. I am unconvinced they will tell us anything.


43 posted on 10/12/2005 5:56:00 PM PDT by trubluolyguy (Now qualified to be Secretary of Defense.)
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To: StatenIsland

I'm signing the petition. We'll see which side blinks first.


45 posted on 10/12/2005 5:57:19 PM PDT by Map Kernow ("I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing" ---Thomas Jefferson)
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To: StatenIsland

This has been posted already.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1500989/posts


46 posted on 10/12/2005 5:57:19 PM PDT by Ninian Dryhope
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To: claudiustg

Seems to me the "anointed one" is the one whose nominations aren't allowed to be criticized.


47 posted on 10/12/2005 5:58:19 PM PDT by DTogo (I haven't left the GOP, the GOP left me.)
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To: HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath
Signed. Received confirmation via email. Call up a real candidate for SCOTUS. Give me a proven conservative.

The letter below really nailed it for me. The "You and Laura Are the Greatest!" along the bottom-left margin is a bit too "kissing up" for my style. And underscoring the word "greatest" is too sappy. If you want to communicate that "You and Laura Are the Greatest," put it in the actual letter; don't handwrite such a compliment off to the side.

The Harriet and George Letters.


48 posted on 10/12/2005 5:58:28 PM PDT by jdm
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To: StatenIsland
No one has been able to answer my very simple question about the Meir's nomination. Maybe the FReeper brain trust has the answer:

Where were all of these Republicans, pseudo-conservatives and RINOs for the last five years? This is not GWB's first rodeo!

In the last five years, he has submitted dozens of appeals court nominees. Has everyone forgotten the gang of fourteen? Or those that waited three years for approval by the Senate Judiciary. There was no fight from these cowards then, why should GWB expect one now? Where were these spineless wimps then that are criticizing his nominee now? One thing is absolutely, positively certain i.e. GWB couldn't count on these gutless wonders to get the job done. I guess it is only supposed to be a fight when the McCains, Hagles, Specters, et al say they are ready for a fight - sometime just before hell freezes over.

They all make me sick. None of these pukes have made any points with me.

49 posted on 10/12/2005 5:58:41 PM PDT by Jolly Green
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To: StatenIsland
DONE!

BTW, this from David's site.

"I am logging off for 24 hours now for the Yom Kippur holiday. But here is one last thought before I go, a letter from a reader who wants to address directly the charge that there is something "elitist" about expecting excellence and principle from the men and women who serve on the nation's highest court:

"I am a simple man and good career automotive mechanic. Yet, I have been passed over for promotions several times in my career in favor of the slacker who is always sucking-up to the boss, laughing at his jokes, and drinking coffee with him, while I labored in the garage trenches doing the heavy lifting. This goes way beyond this one appointment and one position. This is an affront to all hard workers, achievers, and lovers of merit. Especially those of us within the federal government. Look at the message the president is sending to all of America: girls before boys, personality before performance, it's who you know rather than how hard you work and how good your results are."

50 posted on 10/12/2005 5:59:09 PM PDT by jdhljc169
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To: StatenIsland

Ridiculous.

Let the Constitutional process work. The President nominates, the Senate decides whether or not to confirm.

It's time for a whole bunch of us to shut up.


51 posted on 10/12/2005 5:59:16 PM PDT by Jedidah
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To: Made in USA

Thanks.


53 posted on 10/12/2005 6:00:36 PM PDT by maxter
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To: maxter
double panes...

The one tool you HAVE to have to screw around with windows or replace them yourself is a good qualify sawzall or similar high-powered reciprocating saw. That above all else is the tool which preserves sanity in working with old houses. You'll find old windows held in with nails going every way in the world and held with metal straps and to try to get one old window out without the sawzall would take forever; the sawzall just goes right through all that stuff.

54 posted on 10/12/2005 6:01:15 PM PDT by tamalejoe
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To: Ninian Dryhope

Yeah, but that thread doesn't include the link to sign the petition. Therefore, not a 100% duplicate post.


55 posted on 10/12/2005 6:01:22 PM PDT by jdm
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To: xcamel
Good time to save the ammo for a real fight like JR Brown on the court?

BWAAHAHAA! Oh yeah, it'll be different next time. Really, I mean it this time! I won't yank the football away again. You mean you don't believe me?

56 posted on 10/12/2005 6:01:38 PM PDT by inquest (FTAA delenda est)
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To: Made in USA

I don't fear... I'm sick to death of the over-the-top paleo-cons suffering from kerry-must-have-won nightmares


57 posted on 10/12/2005 6:01:47 PM PDT by xcamel (No more RINOS - Not Now, Not Ever Again.)
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To: inquest

---There's nothing unconstitutional about withdrawing a nomination. Nice try, though.---

Where do you call a halt? If a petition doesn't do it, how adout demonstrations? How about violence in the streets? Hostage taking? Assasination? Look at other countries. Look at those in our country that do not respect law and tradition!


58 posted on 10/12/2005 6:01:49 PM PDT by claudiustg (Go Bush! Go Sharon!)
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To: Jedidah

Agreed!


59 posted on 10/12/2005 6:01:50 PM PDT by maxter
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To: Cicero
You can certainly speak up now, but if the principle objection is that she's an unknown quantity, then it doesn't seem unreasonable to wait until more information is learned.

The hearings will take place in committee. A floor vote comes later.

It's just incorrect information to assert that your only chance to speak up is now.

I tend to favor her because the President has an excellent track record in naming judges. But I'm certainly willing to change that opinion based on what happens at the hearings. I don't know why any reasonable person wouldn't have a "wait and see" attitude unless they already had political reasons to pass judgment before all the facts are known.

60 posted on 10/12/2005 6:02:16 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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