We do know a good bit more about her at this point. We know that she has spent the last four years helping the President pick the judicial nominees we have all been so fond of. We know that she knows a commitment to strictly interpreting the Constitution and not legislating from the bench was/is paramount in those choices. We know now that she is a pro-life, born-again Christian who attends an evangelical church –obviously not a judicial qualification, but a clue to an individual’s philosophy.
We know that she opposed overturning Texas’ state sodomy laws, before it even became an issue for the Supreme Court last year. We know that she was involved in a major fight within the American Bar Association to attempt to reverse – or at least neutralize –that organizations pro-abortion stance.
We know that in her acceptance remarks she stated that ``It is the responsibility of every generation to be true to the founders' vision of the proper role of the courts in our society. If confirmed, I recognize that I will have a tremendous responsibility to keep our judicial system strong and help ensure that the courts meet their obligation to strictly apply the law and the Constitution.''
We also know that there is another major abortion case on the fast track to the Supreme Court and will likely be heard in the spring. Given that, a ruling would come down before the fall and next year's mid-term elections, and then we'll see what we've got and whether or not the conservative base will be "happy" – or mad enough to stay home.
The other major criticisms don’t amount to much in my book. So she’s “not a judge”, big deal. Neither were many other Supreme Court Justices, such as William Rehnquist. And the “cronyism” complaint seems a little impotent. As conservatives have shouted from rooftops for years, the President gets to choose. If he chooses to elevate someone from his staff for the job, how is that cronyism as opposed to elevating a deputy to a chief-of-staff position? And remember, Rehnquist was a Nixon administration attorney when he got appointed.
Article comments
1 - billy
george bush could slaughter a fetus and eat it on the white house lawn and you would be cheering him on.
2 - Maurice
billy
maybe you should read the post first and then comment...
3 - Steve S
This article is about trusting in the President's decision?
In this day and age, and with the Iraq war, terrorism, Katrina, Brownie at FEMA, and other, absolutely embarassing leadership results, people already either trust the President or they don't.
4 - John
I believe we will learn very quickly whether the DNC can stomach someone who believe the Bible is the inerrant, inspired Word of God to be taken literally. I think with having a born-again fundamentalist Christian, President Bush has forced the DNC's hand. They will have a hard time
not showing their anti-Christian bias.
Right now the moveon.org and company are probably frustrated with the Democrat senators speaking highly of a born-again Christian. It could be Reid and other Democratic Senators are looking at Miers BC (Before Christ). They maybe do not realize the new Miers.
The foolishness of God is wiser than men. God loves to confound the wise, mighty, and self-righteous.
5 - Georgio
She is a born again Christian..that alone should disqualify her..she won't interpret the Constitution ...she will interpret the bible and pass laws on what it says..plus I understand she never had kids so what the hell does she know about families...your right about one thing though ..the right should love her ,,she is the right wing fanatic Christian that we fear and hate..
6 - RJ
"I hope that's what we've got in Harriet Miers."
Yabut, we DON'T know, because she is such a non-entity...
A non-entity who gave money to Al Gore in 1988...
7 - alethinos
I think at this point the Republicans, seeing that the Dems couldn't find their collective asses, let alone a cogent question for Roberts, think they can just sail this one right by them without so much as a "Yah, but, hey" from them... They'd likely be right.
I certainly believe in God. I believe in Jesus. What I don't believe in is someone who is a Catholic in a State that is OVERWHELMINGLY Baptist and suddenly, just as she's climbing the POLITICAL ladder decides this is the time to abandon the Church and go on to "find Jesus".
Alethinos
8 - RogerMDillion
"As conservatives have shouted from rooftops for years, the President gets to choose."
The conservatives apparently weren't listening.