Harriet Miers Attends Pro-Life Church, Pastor Opposes Abortion

LifeNews.com ^ | October 4, 2005 | Steven Ertelt

[gpapa]

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- When a Supreme Court nominee doesn't have a black and white record on abortion, groups on both sides of the abortion debate look for nuances that could show a glimpse of how the nominee would rule on the contentious issue. Pro-life advocates may have found one on Harriet Miers with regard to the pro-life evangelical church she attends.

[thoughtomator]

Can we have her pastor nominated to the Court? He's got to be at least as qualified, and his views I'm sure are better known.

[NittanyLion]

Last I checked, John Kerry and Ted Kennedy also attend a pro-life church.

[ken5050]

This probably explains James Dobson's very positive endorsement..

[Siena Dreaming]

He's got to be at least as qualified,

You really think so?

[calrighty]

ROTF............

[new yorker 77]

Catholic Church attendance for cameras is not the same as Fundamentalist Christian Evangelical Church attendance with no camera to be found.

[skaterboy]

Uhhh yea...keep those blinders on

[BigSkyFreeper]

James Dobson told Brit yesterday that he's met the pastor of her church, in the same breath as his strong endorsement of Harriet Miers.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Last I checked, John Kerry and Ted Kennedy also attend a pro-life church.

Cafeteria Catholics. They only go when there's a photo op to be had.

[Blessed]

>He's got to be at least as qualified, and his views I'm sure are better known.<

This is a less than intelligent statement.If you don't know her views you don't know anything about her qualifications.

[Pessimist]

"Catholic Church attendance for cameras is not the same as Fundamentalist Christian Evangelical Church attendance with no camera to be found."

But no cameras are to be found because up until now she wasn't really very notable.

[Siena Dreaming]

The guy struck me as less than intelligent also. The woman was President of the Texas Bar...and he thinks the pastor is as qualified.

You find some strange types on FR these days.

[Pessimist]

"If you don't know her views you don't know anything about her qualifications"

Views and qualifications are two different things. Wouldn't you agree?

[Reagan79]

oooh! Good one.

[TXBSAFH]

Mother Theresa was solidly prolife, but that does not mean she was the best qualified for the Supreme COurt.

[Racehorse]

If you don't know her views you don't know anything about her qualifications.

From the squared away people who are coming to stand up for her, I'm beginning to believe Bush delivered what he promised--someone who rules on the law, not someone who legislates from the bench.

Posted part of this old profile republished by the Dallas Morning News.  Folks should take a look.  Miers is an intriguing and mysterious piece of work.

I'm beginning to like her.  Hope reality matches the fantasy.

Reflections of a lawyer-politician
Editor's note: This High Profile first appeared in The Dallas Morning News on July 28, 1991.

[Blessed]

>Views and qualifications are two different things. Wouldn't you agree?<

If you have not interacted enough with her to learn her views you have no basis to question her qualifications in the face of her resume.
What are the qualifications you are looking for that are not views?

[Republican Red]

A theory posted earlier stated that Bush knew that the partial birth abortion case was scheduled for the court on Nov. 30. He needs his candidate confirmed and on the Court by that date

If Bush went for the name candidates such as Owen, Brown, Luttig or Jones he was in for a big fight. Considering the RINOs said they wouldn't support a far right candidate (code= pro-life) Bush couldn't be sure the nominee would even be confirmed much less earlier than Nov. 30.

With Miers he might be trying to stack the court for some important social decisions coming up, including partial birth. Bush has called on her confirmation by Thanksgiving (Nov. 24).

President Bush will in all likelihood get at least one more pick (almost had it yesterday when 88 year old Stevens stumbled down a flight of stairs). This pick might have been to get a solidly conservative female/minority vote on the Bench.

The next pick will be easier to nominate a white guy with a scholarly "Scalia" type record like a Luttig or McConnell.

Think of Miers as taking the up coming vacant seat of Stevens - it's easier to take. lol

[bIlluminati]

Last I checked, John Kerry and Ted Kennedy also attend a pro-life church.

Cafeteria Catholics. They only go when there's a photo op to be had.

Did you mean Samhain and Beltaine Catholics?