[frankjr]

"AP, 2/2/1992, on whether as President she would ask a potential nominee how he or she would rule on abortion:

“Nominees are clearly prohibited from making such a commitment and presidents are prohibited from asking for it,” said Harriet Miers, a Dallas lawyer and president-elect of the State Bar of Texas.

In 1993, after the ABA had voted to adopt a pro-choice stance, the State Bar of Texas, under Miers’ leadership, fought to have the issue put to a vote of the full ABA membership. She said:

“If we were going to take a position on this divisive issue, the members should have been able to vote.”

In favor of democracy on the issue of abortion? Let’s hope she carries that through."

http://www.timothypcarney.com/?p=156

[RedEyeJack]

Let's wait and see what comes to the surface on Miers. For the moment this item about making abortion a political rather than a legal issue appears hopeful. She appears, at least in this snippet to understand the role of the courts and the legislatures in our system which is more that you can say about any of the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee.