Ah, well, I wasn't thrilled with her nomination either but, to answer your question, I supported her to support the Pres. because the pick had been made, there was nothing I could do and I didn't know any negatives either. Here is how I expressed that support at the time...
To: Pukin Dog
Her nomination was a strange political decision but the President's choice can be vetted with a few simple questions.
1. Does she know proper English sentence structure?
2. Does she understand the proper role of the Judiciary as opposed to the other two branches?
3. Does she understand the difference between right and wrong?
4. Does she have an appropriate view of a justice's role in decision making?
5. Does she have some solid experience in legal decision making processes?
The Constitution was written so that anyone of average education and intelligence can understand it. It's not necessary to have the pointiest head on the block to deciper its intent. It is only necessary to appreciate the principles it was written to support and have the will, the energy and the desire to discern how the mechanisms it employs were designed to achieve that end.
I support Harriet Miers.
86 posted on 10/20/2005 2:54:05 PM MDT by TigersEye
(Intellectual don't exist unless you think they do!)
It's a moot point now but she doesn't seem to have done to well on question #1. Her remarks about abortion and "women's decisions" make me wonder if she would have done well on #2 and #3.