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  • Miers' Texas Writings Reveal A Glint Of Liberalism (Souter In Skirts MEGA BARF Alert)

    10/14/2005 12:37:43 AM PDT · by goldstategop · 74 replies · 1,004+ views
    Los Angeles Times ^ | 10/14/05 | Scott Gold And Richard A. Serrano
    She called for increased funding for legal services for the poor and suggested that taxes might have to be raised to achieve the notion of "justice for all." She praised the benefits of diversity, called for measures that would send more minority students to law schools, and said that just because a woman was the head of the state bar did not mean that "all unfair barriers for women have been eradicated." She was upset that although poverty was rising in Texas, impoverished families received a disproportionately small share of welfare and Medicaid benefits. ... Dallas lawyer Mark Curriden said...