Comments on: Does It Really Matter is Harriet Miers Would Overturn Roe v. Wade?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

While I agree with 95% of what you say, and agree Miers should not be appointed, I would say her lack of experience as a judge isn't nessessarily a strike against her. After all, former Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist served a similar position for President Nixon, and also had no judicial experience before Nixon appointed him as an assosiate justice in 1971. (He wasn't raised to Chief Justice until 1986 under Reagan) I think we can agree he turned out to be one hell of a Supreme Court justice. Not that I'm saying that Miers is Rehnquist, but its a point that should be noted.

By: Funky Dung

Funky Dung — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I don't know enough about Rehnquist to say whether he was "one hell of a Supreme Court justice". What'd he do that was so great?

By: Lightwave

Lightwave — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I guess my point is, that lacking experience, I would expect one to demonstrate something that would prove they are up to the task. Though I'm not a fan of Rehnquist, I'd agree that he was up to the task. Miers has demonstrated quite the opposite, I think, especially with her questionaire responses.

The point now, seems to be somewhat moot however. Miers has withdrawn from the nomination.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

"Miers has withdrawn from the nomination."

Is that a good thing, or a bad thing?

By: Funky Dung

Funky Dung — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

not sure

I didn't necessarily want her to withdraw, just not be approved.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Perhaps "hell of" was the wrong way of putting it, but Rehnquist proved to me more than capable for the job, and he was also one of two justices dissenting in the Roe vs. Wade decision. As to the question of Miers withdrawing was a good thing, I would have liked for her to have had an opportunity to testify and be given a real shot at the job. If she was unqualified than I think it would have been apparent almost immediately. The concept of due process has been completely thrown out the window in this county. The media decides if a person is qualified even before they are given a chance to prove themselves. The question is, do we really want to be trusting the media with a decision like that? Who knows if the objections to her have been engineered? We'll never known now. I think its a sad day frankly.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Man news gets old fast these days. This story suddenly seems like its 2 weeks old.

By: Jerry Nora

Jerry Nora — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Kevin, the media was pretty level in treating Miers, it was many of the people who elected Bush who flipped out with Miers.