Posted on 10/22/2005 9:19:11 AM PDT by Calpernia
For those of you promoting the agenda of NOT supporting Harriet Miers, take a look at where you are siding.
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Not in Our Name project.
They are SDS/Weatherman.
From FBI Files:
Weatherman or Weather Underground Organization, is a "revolutionary organization of communist men and women" formed by members of the Students for a Democratic Society or SDS. They were originally called the Revolutionary Youth Movement. They advocated the overthrow of our government and capitalism. They carried out a campaign of bombings, jailbreaks, and riots in 1969-1976.
The group derived their name from Bob Dylan's song lyrics from "Subterranean Homesick Blues", which were, "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows", I use to see that quote at the bottom of their periodical, New Left Notes, when I use to work at a periodical distribution company.
Their first event, in 1969, was the "Days of Rage" in Chicago. They blew up a statue dedicated to police casualties in the 1886 Haymarket Riot. They announced at a convention that they supported Charles Manson. The rally failed to draw as many participants (300) as they had hoped. They did lead a riot through Chicago's business district, smashing windows and cars. 6 were shot and 70 arrested. The conflict went on for a few days.
1970, after the shooting by police of Black Panther Fred Hampton, the group issued a Declaration of War against the United States government, changing its name to the "weather underground organization", adopting fake IDs, and pursuing covert activities only. These initially included plans for a bombing of a US military noncommissioned officers' dance at Fort Dix. But when three Underground members died in an accidental explosion while preparing the bomb in a Greenwich Village, New York City safe house, other cells re-evaluated their plans and decided to pursue only non-lethal projects.
This group released a number of manifestos and declarations, while conducting a series of bombings. These attacked the U.S. Capitol, The Pentagon, police and prison buildings, and the rebuilt Haymarket statue again, among other targets. The group took measures to avoid any loss of life as a result of these bombings, issuing warnings to evacuate the building ahead of time via phone. They also took a $25,000 payment from a drugs group called The Brotherhood of Eternal Love to break LSD advocate Timothy Leary out of prison, transporting him to Algeria. They remained largely successful at avoiding the police and the FBI.
In the mid-to-late 1970s, the group began dissolving, as many members turned themselves in to the police, and others moved onto other armed revolutionary groups. Very few served prison sentences, since the evidence gathered against them, by the FBI's COINTELPRO program, was inadmissable in court, due to the illegal methods used to obtain it.
Famous members of the Weather Underground include Kathy Boudin, Mark Rudd, Terry Robbins, David Gilbert, and the still-married couple Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers.
Many former Weathermen have re-integrated into society, without necessarily repudiating their original intent. Bill Ayers, now a Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Illinois, said in a September 11, 2001 New York Times profile "I don't regret setting bombs. I believe we didn't do enough."
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If you aren't supporting Harriet Miers, take some time to do a search of BUSHCOMMISSION.ORG. Not a site search. A search to see where info is pulled from:
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22bushcommission.org%22&hl=en&lr=&filter=0
Make sure if you are not on the side of supporting Miers, it isn't information that came from SDS, Not In Our Name, MoveOn.org, of the NLG.
That's right. What's unconstitutional about me doing that?
Hey fine, you disagree with me. I was just pointing out that it is silly to state that I am against the constitution because I don't support the President's nominee.
It's no biggie either way. The GOP has been derelict in advancing the principle of traditional jurisprudence. Instead, it says "the President has the right ...". I call BS on that. Yes, the President can nominate whoever he wants, but it is up to the Senate to limit advise and consent to those nominees who will uphold traditional Constitutional jurisprudence. If they won't, they need to be voted out of power. If the GOP won't stand up for it, it needs to be voted out of power.
Yup...many otherwise strong men and women shrink away from the blinding lights and microscopic checks they will be subjected to when offered a position such as this.
Simply accepting the nomination means one will face a mini preview to judgment day!
(1) Nothing in her professional background shows any deep consideration of constitutional issues. When I speak of constitutional issues, I mean issues besides abortion. As an attorney, did Ms. Miers ever work on cases involving constitutional criminal law issues, capital punishment, federalism, the role of religion in society, or the consideration of international law. I have seen nothing to show that she practiced anything other than commercial litigation. While Ms. Miers was clearly successful in her chosen practice area, it is not one that is heavily based on constitutional law.
(2) As a Texas attorney, I had the opportunity to witness her involvement as State Bar President. Putting aside the fact that the Texas state bar is dominated by liberals, Ms. Miers' tenure seemed to focused on enforced diversity and IOLTA. Plus, she seemed to be a believer in "root causes" for problems rather than personal responsibility. I thought it was quite reprehensible when she injected the issue of "root causes" in her article on the Tarrant County Courthouse shooting in 1992. Everything about her tenure as state bar president suggests to me that Ms. Miers is not a conservative.
I have been a consistent Bush-bot for more than a decade; however, I think this nomination is a mistake. My opposition has nothing to do with anything produced by the MSM or other left-wing groups. It is based on my experience as a Texas attorney.
Well, her point was qualifications, but yes, the scrutiny is searing.
By blindly SUPPORTING her for the reasons you've stated, you ARE "helping the other side" ("Dingy" Harry Reid, et al).
Besides, strongly dissenting with the President on this very important issue (or illegal immigration, or out-of-control spending, etc.) is NOT "attacking" him.
"Personally I am so very tired of ALL the nattering nabobs and their rhetoric that I've just been tuning it out."
Me too. Haven't paid any attention for weeks now. I'm sick of it.
You are trying to have an intelligent conversation with a guy who uses the word, "dude" in a sentence.
Strawman. Reid will NOT vote for Miers.
She's being very modest then.
DU troll thread bump
Keep in mind that these usual liberal suspects were screaming out against David Souter, calling him "Robert Bork without the paper trail." This, among other things, shows that they really aren't that bright, so I'm not going to support Miers just because some liberal wackos oppose her.
I'm waiting for a reasoned argument for why Miers has the makings of an outstanding SC justice.
One of the most important things that I would want to know about any nominee is whether there is evidence that the person has a well thought out constitutional philosophy, and whether it is informed enough to be able to hold up under the withering scrutiny and pressures of dealing with the liberal justices and the liberal press.
Nothing I have seen has inspired my confidence in Miers in that regard.
Ouch. And IOLTA is nothing to be proud of IMHO.
Trust this pick?....
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/003576.htm
"She isn't going to be withdrawn, and she will be confirmed."
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And we'll rue the day... for the next 50 years.
Any other mistake we can recover from, but not this one.
I like M&Ms too.
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