Monday, October 03, 2005

Is She...Or Isn't She?

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The nominee, that is. It's reported this morning that Harriet Miers, 60, of Texas, is Bush's choice to be Sandra Day O'Connor's replacement on the Supreme Court.

If you remember, up until the actual nomination, Edith Brown Clement was the supposed nominee. I wonder if GWB has another surprise up his sleeve and will nominate someone else.

Ms. Brown has never sat on a judicial bench, however, conservatives call Ms. Miers a top-notch attorney who understands that judges should play a limited role in Society. MyWay News.com says:

In nominating Miers, they say Bush is reaffirming his commitment to picking judges who will respect the letter of the law and not allow cultural or social trends sway their opinions.

"Choosing somebody who is not a judge would put that much more of a premium on straight answers to questions because there would be that much less for senators and the public to go on when looking at such a nominee's judicial philosophy," says Elliot Mincberg, counsel with the liberal People for the American Way.

I wonder if Ms. Miers constitutes the "consensus" that Senator Schumer wants. I doubt it. Not having a judicial record I have to admit that I would have questions as to how Ms. Miers would rule on cases coming before her as a Supreme Court judge. However, she does have a legal "trail" so I'm sure there's enough to pick apart by those who don't agree with this choice.

As I understand, this is not the first time a nominee to the Court was not a sitting judge. Judge Rehnquist and Justice White were nominated from the Attorney General's Office and Judge Warren had been governor of California. In fact, ten of the 34 justices appointed since 1933 were nominated from within the Adminstration. Link from NRO.

And now it's a fact. Harriet Ellen Miers is the official nominee. Here's a link to her biography. Courtesy of Blogs for Bush,

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