"The only reason that Miers will be confirmed is that the Senators know her personally for her work on the Roberts confirmation and other issues (WOT) where she has played a significant role."
Libstripper-- wondering your opinions on this?
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Libstripper-- wondering your opinions on this?
The big problem is she has played a significant role in WOT issues. That means she'll probably have to recuse herself from deciding any WOT case that comes before SCOTUS on which she gave advice to the President, which could easily be most of them. See http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1498313/posts
Thus, what appears on the surface to be one of her greatest strengths actually becomes one of her greatest weaknesses. A principled conservative who had not been directly involved in WOT deliberations would be able to rule on all such cases and support the President, instead of being hamstrung by mandatory recusals.
The most disturbing concern about this nomination comes from another one of Miers' admitted strengths, her great attention to detail. Since she's been the lead person in vetting all of the President's judicial nominees, she had to know the problems presented by the recusal statute. It's hard for me to believe that the President would have nominated her if she'd clearly explained the statute's applicability to her situation and that it would force her to recuse herself in many of the most important WOT case. That he nominated her tells me she probably didn't fully explain this problem to him. Thus, I seriously question her ethics since she was apparently so consumed by ambition to get on SCOTUS that she at lest soft pedaled this issue with her client.