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Posted on 10/22/2005 1:13:56 PM PDT by wagglebee
As president of the State Bar of Texas, Harriet Miers wrote that "our legal community must reflect our population as a whole," and under her leadership the organization embraced racial and gender set-asides and set numerical targets to achieve that goal.
The Supreme Court nominee's words and actions from the early 1990s, when she held key leadership positions as president-elect and president of the state bar, provide the first window into her personal views on affirmative action, an area in which the Supreme Court is closely divided and where Miers could tip the court's balance.
Her tenure at the bar association also could provide new fodder for conservatives opposed to her nomination, as President Bush seeks to quell a rebellion on the right over his selection of Miers.
To some conservatives, the types of policies pursued by the Texas bar association amount to reverse discrimination. One of the chief complaints on the right against Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales was that he clashed with conservatives who wanted to take a harder line against affirmative action.
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She's the wrong choice. President Bush needs an exit strategery.
You never know, this could be an elaborate rope a dope that includes indictment of his key advisor, amazingly low approval ratings, and the stunning rejection of his latest supreme court pick. :-)
My crystal ball says she will ask Bush to withdraw her name on 10/28/05 at 4:30pm
Another left-wing bozo.
There, that is better. Sometimes more words are better than fewer. Just ask a lawyer. The "must" word seems in particular a bit unfortunate in my view.
Just freaking perfect, if you aren't good enough, rely on quotas.
Set asides.
A way to socialism and a less desirable society.
Step right this way cause you've been sold a bill of crap.
This is b.s.
As president of the Texas Bar, she represented the feelings of the Texas Bar.
A mere conduit eh?
DARN! I didn't even know there were Sex-Set Asides!!!!!!!
Why doesn't ANYONE let me know these things!
The democrats get to vote. BTW, thanks George. What was he thinking....never mind.
Just pretend she meant it the way I edited it, and be happy. I actually favor quotas light for law schools as a policy matter, but that is just an aside.
Really? And you base this on...
Not getting your share eh? Don't you hate when that happens?
Stop this now and avoid embarrassing hearings. Regardless of what the final vote will be, Democrats will blast her on her credentials, conservatives will blast her on principles and RINOs will blast her to demonstrate how bipartisan they are.
GWB should be ashamed of himself. This is a joke and a sad reflection upon how low his administration has sunk if he says this is the best he could do.
Ok, I bothered to read the whole article. When is automatically a memeber of the state bar when one becomes a lawyer. She apparently meant those who were "minority" lawyers having more leadership positions in the state bar (yawn, that is not where the power action is), and encouraging law firms to hire. Yes, what she meant, is not what she wrote, per the extract. Maybe a fuller quote would help.
get off the nomination, you big dope!
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