Posted on 10/24/2005 11:23:05 AM PDT by Keyes2000mt
As a writer, my computer has many half-finished columns and stories. Now, there are many finished stories and columns, this being one of them, but the reason some are started and never finished is a few hundred words in, I look and say, "This is not going to work." And move onto something else.
Whether he chooses to acknowledge it or not, President Bush has reached this point with his nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court. Ms. Miers is a nice Christian lady who regularly attends church and probably has an excellent relationship with Christ. There are many women in my church who are the same, this does not mean they should be on the Supreme Court.
When Ms. Miers was nominated, I kept an open mind. I hoped the Confirmation hearings would show forth what type of judge she'd be. However, as I look at what's come out in the press, I have to ask myself that with what I know now, is there any way I can conclude that Harriet Miers is qualified to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court? The answer's no.
A Supreme Court Justice should have at least an above knowledge of the Constitution. Nothing in her comments so far have indicated that she has even this. While, I'm concerned with her views on Roe v. Wade and other Constitutional issues, I'm more concerned that she has no apparent judicial philosophy. When Senator Specter says that at 60, Ms. Miers needs a crash course in Constitutional law, it's a terrifying prospect.
With Miers on the court, we'd face the possibility of a judge who is in the best case scenario, is merely a yes-woman for the Conservative wing, or in the worst case, a moderate constantly twisting in the wind trying to find a group of judges to concur with that sounds best. The fact is that either way, the lifetime Miers appointment is the highest form of cronyism imaginable. It's a bad choice all around. It lessens the credibility of Republicans when talking about the need for strict constructionists on the court.
Following the amazing credentials of John Roberts, we are introduced to a candidate who is supremely unqualified. The administration has handled the whole situation poorly from start to finish from the revelation that Miers had her license to practice law in DC suspended because she forgot to pay her dues, to meetings with Senators that went so poorly that some people favorable to the nomination called her to stop them to make sure no further damage was done.
In the end, President Bush and Miss Miers have a tough and unenviable decision to make, but they need to pull the plug on this nomination. She's not qualified and she's not going to be confirmed. For this reason, I oppose the Miers nomination and if she's not withdrawn, she deserves to be voted down by the full Senate.
I loved your piece on Mike Pence. He is the next Reagan.
AMEN BUMP!!
Humm. First I heard of this, and I thought I had followed all these threads. Practicing law without a license, eh? And presumably putting the cases she argues on behalf of the President at risk.
I guess we can put it in the same basket as getting liens on a bunch of vacant lots that her father had left her, because she couldn't be bothered to reply to legal summonses, still less clean up the weeds and trash on them.
Practicing law without a license is not a good sign of a focused mind.
On second thought, now I have a good argument for Harry Spiers.
The President has correctly refused to release the records of Miers's dealings on his behalf because, he says, he invokes the lawyer-client privilege of confidentiality.
Now Harry can come back and say, "W, old buddy, you can't plead confidentiality if your lawyer has no license to practice. In that case, it just becomes a conversation between old friends--maybe even cronies. We want to see those records!"
Miers has a fiduciary responsibility to her client which, it appears to me, she has failed through neglect.
Reid.
In the end, President Bush and Miss Miers have a tough and unenviable decision to make, but they need to pull the plug on this nomination.
Who cared what Specter the RINO says?
Page 7 of her answers to the Senate questions.
Earlier this year, I received notice that my dues for the District of Columbia Bar were delinquent and as a result my ability to practice law in D.C. had been suspended. I immediately sent the dues in to remedy the delinquency. The non-payment was not intentioned, and I corrected the situation upon receiving the letter.
The DC Bar has to get their cut, donchaknow.
You can register a compliant with the D.C. Bar.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Leonard H. Becker, Bar Counsel
District Columbia Board on
Professional Responsibility
515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Rm 127
Washington, D.C. 20001-2797
Phone: 202/638-1501 Fax: 202/638-0862
Stop right there.
Page 7 of her answers to the Senate questions.
Earlier this year, I received notice that my dues for the District of Columbia Bar were delinquent and as a result my ability to practice law in D.C. had been suspended. I immediately sent the dues in to remedy the delinquency. The non-payment was not intentioned, and I corrected the situation upon receiving the letter.
Miers quickly replied, writing that she would comply with the new request. She also wrote that "as a result of an administrative oversight," her Texas law license was suspended for 26 days in 1989 because of unpaid dues. On Monday, Miers disclosed that her D.C. law license was briefly suspended last year because of unpaid annual dues.Senators Assail Miers's Replies, Ask for Details
Q11(a). Bar and Court AdmissionPlease explain in greater detail exactly when, and under what circumstances, you were suspended from the D.C. Bar for non-payment of dues. Include any documentation, notices from the Bar, cancelled checks, or correspondence, which would help us understand the facts and circumstances of your suspension. Also inform the Committee whether, during the time of your suspension, you appeared in any courts in the District of Columbia.
No need for the president to waste more Capital on the lopsided coming defeat.
There are 17 nominations pending.
Sinkspur the same "up or down" courtesy doesn't extent to them.
I registered my complaint with my Senators and the RNC. But thanks for the DC Bar contact information anyway.
I think it happened twice, once in Texas and once in DC, that Miers forgot to pay the dues.
The facts will determine my support for this appointment.
This article is a rehash of the disappointment some have felt, but it offers no new facts.
My list will include those in her favor and those against her appointment.
Last week brought forward a few facts that did not look good for her: affirmative action andTexas Lottery scandal.
I have not had anything added to her resume and prolife position which occupy the "pro" side of my fact sheet.
Talk to Frist. I don't set Senate rules.
As a writer, my computer has...
Stop right there.
LOL!
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