Miers, Give her a chance.

[azazyel]

The problem with Bush's selection process is this: He included so many extraneous disqualifiers that he eliminated all of the most qualified. In the hallowed name of "diversity," excellence was thrown out the window.

If anyone put into an IBM computer the name of every lawyer in the United States and then added the following qualifications ? the nominee must be a devout Christian, a woman and preferably "outside the monastery" of the federal bench, with no paper trail, who will not trigger a Senate fight or filibuster, and who George Bush has come to know and like ? the name of Harriet Miers will pop out every time.

Pat Buchanan

 

[smack Down]

Originally posted by: Pabster

Originally posted by: Thump553
Give her a chance?? You do realize this is a permanent, lifetime appointment, don't you? Once she's in, she's in for good. Supreme Court appointees should CERTAINLY be subject to the strictest scrutiny possible in the confirmation process, with no exceptions.

I think the "give her a chance" message references her testimony and writing to the Senate, not the idea that we ought to just throw her in the SC and "give her a chance".

It isn't the senates job to prove she is qualifed that is her job. This is her chance to establish her qualifications. If the senate doesn't think she is qualified before the hearings start they shouldn't even have them. Just out right reject the croney.

 

[MadRat]

Perhaps Bush thought a Miers candidacy would deflect criticism in the Plame case. It will be a total joke if Miers even gets to the opening round of review in front of the full Senate. Yuck ,yuck. The yokes on the American people. *shakes head in shame*

 

[Polish3d]

Originally posted by: Thump553
Give her a chance?? You do realize this is a permanent, lifetime appointment, don't you? Once she's in, she's in for good. Supreme Court appointees should CERTAINLY be subject to the strictest scrutiny possible in the confirmation process, with no exceptions.

 

[TNM93]

Originally posted by: smack Down
Why do I keep hearing the talking heads on the right saying give Miers a chance and to let her talk. Why the hell are they telling us. Tell Miers to start talking and she would be listened to.

She is Bush's lapdog, who is more aligned with his beliefs than much of the country. She also seems to be chosen based solely on the abortion issue.

 

[MicroChrome]

Originally posted by: Thump553
Give her a chance?? You do realize this is a permanent, lifetime appointment, don't you? Once she's in, she's in for good. Supreme Court appointees should CERTAINLY be subject to the strictest scrutiny possible in the confirmation process, with no exceptions.

Actually that is the best thing going for her. Her Age, how many more years do you think she has left?

Our luck they will appoint her and she will live out to be 160 or some ungodly age...

Sadly, I don't believe that these appointed judges should have a "lifetime" term. We need to get new ones in every 4-8 years...

 

[MadRat]

I hear some junior senators are offering up a bill for 18 year terms for the SCOTUS justices. That would be more than fair as they'd still long outlast any President that appointed them, plus probably outlast all of the Senate that confirmed them into their position. Its the ability to act free from the other two branches of government that is to assure the stability of the U.S. Constitution. Unfortunately they have stacked the court with exactly the types of people the original Senate wanted to avoid.

 

[Steeplerot]

http://allhatnocattle.net/bush-miers-cover.jpg
:music: All he is askin...is give my crony a chance...
*washes eyes out*