She is listed TWICE in the top 100 lawyers in the country. Most don't get on that list ONCE. That's emminent.
But that one bit prevents me from agreeing with you. It's the SUPREME Court. When you get the opportunity, you should try to place legal giants on that bench.
You're right. It should have been Miguel Estrada. Wanna take a bet on getting him past the Senate?
After that, we are back to argument number one: "I can't just trust the President on such an important judicial nomination" (see #41)
"She is listed TWICE in the top 100 lawyers in the country. Most don't get on that list ONCE. That's emminent."
Source? You may have posted it before but I havn't seen it.
"You're right. It should have been Miguel Estrada. Wanna take a bet on getting him past the Senate?"
Not really. But I think it would have been good for our side to have the discussion.
"After that, we are back to argument number one: "I can't just trust the President on such an important judicial nomination" "
Well, I'm not. I'm still back on qualifications. But I'll engage this one. With the other nominations he fought for, Brown, Owen, Pryor, etc., it was clear why. It didn't involve trust, it was obvious on it's face. On this pick, for the SUPREME Court, he is asking for the ultimate leap of faith. For many of us, it's extremely difficult (for many, impossible) because there's nothing (or too little) to point to to gauge what her performance as a Justice will be. You are prepared to make that leap of faith. I hope you'll be vindicated one day.
Did you see this?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1498195/posts?q=1&&page=201
"Miers' time on Dallas City Council provides some insight"
Miers was one of 10 Dallas council members to unanimously approve a 1989 agenda item that revised minimum height, weight and vision requirements for Dallas firefighters to facilitate "promotion of certain ranks in the Fire Department," particularly women.
The agenda item's title: "Implementation of Fire Department Affirmative Action Plan."
It is very interesting. Which goes hand in hand with this:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1498109/posts
In the late 1990s, as a member of the advisory board for Southern Methodist University's law school, Ms. Miers pushed for the creation of an endowed lecture series in women's studies named for Louise B. Raggio, one of the first women to rise to prominence in the Texas legal community ...Ms. Miers, whom President Bush announced on Monday as his choice to fill the Supreme Court seat being vacated by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, not only advocated for the lecture series, but also gave money and solicited donations to help get it off the ground ... A feminist icon, Gloria Steinem, delivered the series's first lecture, in 1998.