Much of the body of constitutional law is a mess -- a convoluted mess. Contrary to so-called anti-elitist sentiment out there, it's going to take known heavyweights to clean up that mess. We've got them; why not use them? Unfortunately, some conservative observers of the Miers nomination have fallen into an anti-elitist trap. They correctly distrust over-intellectualizing -- or at least the snooty, pseudo-intellectualism that emanates from the academic left. They also have a well-placed aversion toward "over-lawyering," including the tendency to make the simple more complex. Thus, they instinctively react adversely to the argument that Miss Miers doesn't appear...