Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Harriet Miers
With virtually nothing else to go on, Dr. and I have decided, for the moment, that we can live with Harriet Miers' nomination to SCOTUS because we like her accent.
That gal is a Dallas, Texan!
Most insightful observation so far: Don Imus declared, looking at a series of photos of her through the years, that her various hairstyles represent the history of the women of country music.
It helps that some on the far righty right are hollerin' like somebody peenched their toe. Focus on the Family was oddly acquiescent, yesterday anyway.
My one concern, and I don't really know whether it's a concern:
Not having ever been a judge, I wonder whether she will be as enamored of the principle of "stare decisis" -- "let the decision stand" -- as judges usually are. Could bode ill for some cherished rights based on previous court decisions.
Seriously: The president made his nomination, after consulting with the Senate. That was his duty. The Senate's duty is before it. Let all voices be heard. Git'R Done.
--ER
That gal is a Dallas, Texan!
Most insightful observation so far: Don Imus declared, looking at a series of photos of her through the years, that her various hairstyles represent the history of the women of country music.
It helps that some on the far righty right are hollerin' like somebody peenched their toe. Focus on the Family was oddly acquiescent, yesterday anyway.
My one concern, and I don't really know whether it's a concern:
Not having ever been a judge, I wonder whether she will be as enamored of the principle of "stare decisis" -- "let the decision stand" -- as judges usually are. Could bode ill for some cherished rights based on previous court decisions.
Seriously: The president made his nomination, after consulting with the Senate. That was his duty. The Senate's duty is before it. Let all voices be heard. Git'R Done.
--ER
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I don't think any of us will know what kind of Justice she will be until she is on the big bench. Of course, then it will be too late.
By the way, Texas gave us Billy Sol Estes, too. LOL
By the way, Texas gave us Billy Sol Estes, too. LOL
Argh, because you like her accent?
From what I've read, she's a strict strict constructionist. All about "we can't go beyond what the founders originally intended." Next up: everyone walks or rides horses (if they're rich), and we all go back to subsistience farming and slavery.
Why it never occurs to these originalists that it's actually impossible to know what the founders "originally intended," barring psychic consultation, I do not know.
From what I've read, she's a strict strict constructionist. All about "we can't go beyond what the founders originally intended." Next up: everyone walks or rides horses (if they're rich), and we all go back to subsistience farming and slavery.
Why it never occurs to these originalists that it's actually impossible to know what the founders "originally intended," barring psychic consultation, I do not know.
Come on, B. That was mainly joshing. :-)
The fact is, the president has the right to appoint whom he wishes; now the Senate has its duty.
Maybe the Dems should vote in a bloc against here. Maybe not.
As for myself, at this level of our constitutional government, I tend to defer to the institutions involved. I'm sure not going to attack the president for not picking a liberal justice. Or even gnash my teeth over it. Them's the breaks. Most of these "issues" should be in Congress anyway.
Give me a moderate court, a liberal Congress and a president that actually concentrates on being an executive, not afraid to use the veto. That's what I'd prefer.
--ER
The fact is, the president has the right to appoint whom he wishes; now the Senate has its duty.
Maybe the Dems should vote in a bloc against here. Maybe not.
As for myself, at this level of our constitutional government, I tend to defer to the institutions involved. I'm sure not going to attack the president for not picking a liberal justice. Or even gnash my teeth over it. Them's the breaks. Most of these "issues" should be in Congress anyway.
Give me a moderate court, a liberal Congress and a president that actually concentrates on being an executive, not afraid to use the veto. That's what I'd prefer.
--ER
ER, I'm glad to see you use the word "defer"...
I used that word in your last comment thread and afterwards, thought about it and wondered if that was indeed the right word, in context.
You used it the same way so I am pleased.
I used that word in your last comment thread and afterwards, thought about it and wondered if that was indeed the right word, in context.
You used it the same way so I am pleased.
Er,
I can't post comments on the new "on the truth" blog. So if you can't read the comments after pastor tim here is what I posted this morning to your response yesterday.
ER,
I might get a little p.o.'d at situations and people at times. But staying that way don't get me nowhere.
I still won't allow myself to worship at the altar of "free speech" over our childrens lives.
I can't post comments on the new "on the truth" blog. So if you can't read the comments after pastor tim here is what I posted this morning to your response yesterday.
ER,
I might get a little p.o.'d at situations and people at times. But staying that way don't get me nowhere.
I still won't allow myself to worship at the altar of "free speech" over our childrens lives.
Woo-hoo George Will:
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/georgewill/2005/10/04/159414.html
"The crowning absurdity of the president's wallowing in such nonsense is the obvious assumption that the Supreme Court is, like a legislature, an institution of representation. This from a president who, introducing Miers, deplored judges who 'legislate from the bench.' "
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/georgewill/2005/10/04/159414.html
"The crowning absurdity of the president's wallowing in such nonsense is the obvious assumption that the Supreme Court is, like a legislature, an institution of representation. This from a president who, introducing Miers, deplored judges who 'legislate from the bench.' "
# posted by 
: 1:12 PM
: 1:12 PM
And more from same article (opinion column) referenced above:
"It is important that Miers not be confirmed unless, in her 61st year, she suddenly and unexpectedly is found to have hitherto undisclosed interests and talents pertinent to the court's role. Otherwise the sound principle of substantial deference to a president's choice of judicial nominees will dissolve into a rationalization for senatorial abdication of the duty to hold presidents to some standards of seriousness that will prevent them from reducing the Supreme Court to a private plaything useful for fulfilling whims on behalf of friends."
"It is important that Miers not be confirmed unless, in her 61st year, she suddenly and unexpectedly is found to have hitherto undisclosed interests and talents pertinent to the court's role. Otherwise the sound principle of substantial deference to a president's choice of judicial nominees will dissolve into a rationalization for senatorial abdication of the duty to hold presidents to some standards of seriousness that will prevent them from reducing the Supreme Court to a private plaything useful for fulfilling whims on behalf of friends."
# posted by : 1:17 PM
: 1:17 PM
I can't stop. Will's conclusion:
"Her victimization was not so severe that it prevented her from becoming the first female president of a Texas law firm as large as hers, president of the State Bar of Texas and a senior White House official. Still, playing the victim card clarified, as much as anything has so far done, her credentials, which are her chromosomes and their supposedly painful consequences. For this we need a conservative president?"
"Her victimization was not so severe that it prevented her from becoming the first female president of a Texas law firm as large as hers, president of the State Bar of Texas and a senior White House official. Still, playing the victim card clarified, as much as anything has so far done, her credentials, which are her chromosomes and their supposedly painful consequences. For this we need a conservative president?"
# posted by : 1:22 PM
: 1:22 PM
I saw that. Geo. Will is my favorite conservative columnist -- because he's actually a dang conservative. You can trusdt him in his consistency.
Sixpack says "Harry" Miers nomination goes down in flames touched off by the Repubs!
--ER
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Sixpack says "Harry" Miers nomination goes down in flames touched off by the Repubs!
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