Bush nominates Harriet Miers for Supreme Court

[Phanatic]

Great post Geo.

[QB Eagles]

She's a crony pure and simple, and if I had a vote I'd reject her on those grounds. True, White House cronies have been appointed to posts including the Supreme Court plenty of times in the past (see RFK for a pure cronyism -- and nepotism -- post to AG), but that doesn't make it right. She seems to have zero background in constitutional law, and with all the brilliant legal minds in this country (including conservative ones), it seems Bush picked her out of either personal loyalty to her, or her expected personal loyalty to him. I don't want the judicial branch in bed with the executive branch it is supposed to limit the power of. I agree that one shouldn't have to be a judge first, but if not, one should still be engaged in the constitutional debate, whether it be through being a leading law professor, law journal editor, or a lawyer who has argued many cases before the Supreme Court.

It seems like she is against the Roe decision, and so am I, although my reasons are legal and her reasons seem religious. That being said, the goal of the process shouldn't be sneaking in pro-lifers, qualifications be damned. I wouldn't want a pro-life janitor appointed to the court. There need to be some basic qualifications met, and on those grounds Miers also falls short. Like with the Schiavo case, I expect there to be a little war on the right between the religious right who think abortion means everything, and white-collar northeastern conservatives more interested in things like limiting the scope of the commerce clause.

[Diomedes]

[mussa]

 

[phillymic2000]

Just heard breaking news, Harriet Miers has withdrawn her name as nominee!

[Diomedes]

Good.

[phillymic2000]

I agree!

[PhillyGirl]

BREAKING NEWS
   
President Bush "reluctantly" accepts Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers's request to withdraw her nomination.

[phillymic2000]

BREAKING NEWS
   
President Bush "reluctantly" accepts Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers's request to withdraw her nomination.

Really?

[Geowhizzer]

Here's a link.

[Diomedes]

Defeat in the White House, with more to come: indictments possible today for Rove and Cheney's Chief advisor Libby, for outing a CIA secret agent (Valerie Plame). 

I hope Bush is having a horrible day.  I hope he feels frustrated and angry.  Little bitch.

[rjs246]

And Bush has accepted. First smart thing that this administration has done in a very long time.

[Diomedes]

Now he gets to put forward the one he really wanted.  Some candidate who the whacko right wing will love and the no-backbone Democrats will hate, but prove unable to defeat.

These early stages of Nazi America are so exciting!!

This is a nice smokescreen to the bigger issue of the day, though.  I'll give Miers and Bush their due on this count: they know how to play the media.

[PhillyGirl]

BREAKING NEWS
   
President Bush "reluctantly" accepts Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers's request to withdraw her nomination.

Really?

I knew you posted it, I posted that quote for the Bush "reluctantly" accepts part.

[phillymic2000]

BREAKING NEWS
   
President Bush "reluctantly" accepts Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers's request to withdraw her nomination.

Really?

I knew you posted it, I posted that quote for the Bush "reluctantly" accepts part.

just having some fun.