Petition for the Withdrawal of the Nomination of Harriet Miers to the U.S. Supreme Court

NRO ^ | 10/12/05 | David Frum

[StatenIsland]

WE ARE REPUBLICANS AND CONSERVATIVES who supported the election of George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. Today, we respectfully urge that the nomination of Harriet Miers to the United States Supreme Court be withdrawn.

The next justice of the Supreme Court should be a person of clear, consistent, and unashamed conservative judicial philosophy.

The next justice should be a person of unquestioned personal and political independence.

The next justice should be someone who has demonstrated a deep engagement in the constitutional issues that regularly come before the Supreme Court — and an appreciation of the originalist perspective on those issues.

The next justice should be a person of the highest standard of intellectual and legal excellence.

For all Harriet Miers. many fine qualities and genuine achievements, we the undersigned believe that she is not that person. An attempt to push her nomination through the Senate will only split the Republican party, damage the Bush presidency, and cast doubts upon the Court itself.

Sometimes Americans elect Republican presidents, sometimes we elect Democratic presidents. Whatever the differences between the parties, surely we can at least agree on this: Each party owes America its best. There is a wide range of truly outstanding legal talents who share the president’s judicial philosophy. We believe that on second thought President Bush can do better — for conservatism, for the Supreme Court, for America.

[trubluolyguy]

Come out of the closet and admit you're a Liberal

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I'm no liberal. But I don't hold blind allegiance to any one politician OR political Party. Are you going to sit there and honestly tell me that out of all the lawyers and judges in this country, ALL OF THEM(not just the women) that Meiers is truly the MOST QUALIFIED? Is that the B.S. you are expecting me to believe?

[af_vet_1981]

Joseph Farah is leaving. Maybe Frum will leave too. Farah was outraged when SCOTUS killed the Texas Sodomy law--urged, demanded and lobbied to have SCOTUS impeached. Of course nothing happened and people forget. No one will ever accuse Farah of being thoughtful.

Kennedy (Reagan), Stevens (Carter), Souter (Bush 41), Ginsburg (Clinton), Breyer (Clinton), and O'Connor (Reagan) forced this on Texas. I don't see Miers as upholding this ruling if offered a chance to strike it down.

Frum has never really been a loyal person. Claimed he wrote the "axis of evil" speech and then was surprised when he was fired. He had been given a plum job even though he was a Canadian. No one ever accused him of being grateful.

Canadian, it figures.

Both Farah and Frum are big egos who have problems working and submitting to a group effort not of their making. That is why their opinions are inconsequential.

[buckeyeblogger]

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[cmotormac44]

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[cmotormac44]

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