Therefore, most of the criticism of Harriet Miers does not stem from elitism, sexism and bigotry.
Harriet Miers has no constitutional and Judicial experience what so ever and apart from working with GW, no ties to the conservative movement. Among the known nominees, she was the LEAST qualified.
Since when was merit NOT a consideration in hiring among conservatives who oppose affirmative action and quotas precisely because merit is NOT important in such instances, especially to one of the most prestigious jobs in the land, and a life time appointment? Ironically, Janice Rogers Brown and other Black women on the list are far more qualified than Harriet Miers. One would think President Bush and Republicans have reversed the trend and are now promoting affirmative action for whites over blacks with this nomination.
There may be a few bad apples who oppose Miers for some of the reasons you state but hardly the majority of conservatives who are against her nomination for the reasons I have posted. To have some conservatives and Republicans making the same claims and accusations against other conservatives and Republicans normally charged by the left, is an outrage.
That people could have been more tactful in conversations about Miss Miers lack of qualification in comparison to other nominees is a given, but it is impossible to discuss this nomination without specifically highlighting Miers weaknesses in comparison to the other known candidates on the President's list. The future of our country and our court, demanded this dissent, and both are imminently more important than Harriet Miers as important in God's eyes as she may be, who in my humble opinion, unlike Judge Bork (a most qualifed candidate who suffered far greater slings and arrows than Harriet Miers thus far), will probably be confirmed.
The difference between this nomination and other's made by the president is the fact Miss Miers is the President's friend. His other appointees were not. And one of her most outstanding traits is her ability to reveal little about herself. In this instance, the president could not possibly be objective. She wasn't even vetted in the manner and degree to which other nominees were. Therefore, this time, (and I did support Roberts), I do not trust this presidential decision.
Thank you for your civil response.
That is a rather tenuous claim. There are perhaps 36 million or more conservative voters in the country. How in the world would you know that most of them wanted Janice ?
The only evidence is that almost all of them wanted Bush because they voted for him to make the choice as to who would be nominated for the Supreme Court.
Not from my point of view
The only two qualifications that count are being selected by the President and being confirmed by the Senate. You could argue that Judge Bork was one of the most qualified USSC justices who never served.