Posted on 10/12/2005 5:26:46 PM PDT by 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 Today, we respectfully urge that the nomination of Harriet Miers to the United States Supreme Court be withdrawn.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.
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Why?! Public petitions are part of how things work in a rePUBLIC. I don't understand this notion that the people shouldn't get too involved in how their servants run their affairs.
I say let's have hearings like it says in the CONSTITUTION!
I'm signing the petition. We'll see which side blinks first.
This has been posted already.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1500989/posts
Seems to me the "anointed one" is the one whose nominations aren't allowed to be criticized.
The letter below really nailed it for me. The "You and Laura Are the Greatest!" along the bottom-left margin is a bit too "kissing up" for my style. And underscoring the word "greatest" is too sappy. If you want to communicate that "You and Laura Are the Greatest," put it in the actual letter; don't handwrite such a compliment off to the side.
The Harriet and George Letters.
Where were all of these Republicans, pseudo-conservatives and RINOs for the last five years? This is not GWB's first rodeo!
In the last five years, he has submitted dozens of appeals court nominees. Has everyone forgotten the gang of fourteen? Or those that waited three years for approval by the Senate Judiciary. There was no fight from these cowards then, why should GWB expect one now? Where were these spineless wimps then that are criticizing his nominee now? One thing is absolutely, positively certain i.e. GWB couldn't count on these gutless wonders to get the job done. I guess it is only supposed to be a fight when the McCains, Hagles, Specters, et al say they are ready for a fight - sometime just before hell freezes over.
They all make me sick. None of these pukes have made any points with me.
BTW, this from David's site.
"I am logging off for 24 hours now for the Yom Kippur holiday. But here is one last thought before I go, a letter from a reader who wants to address directly the charge that there is something "elitist" about expecting excellence and principle from the men and women who serve on the nation's highest court:
"I am a simple man and good career automotive mechanic. Yet, I have been passed over for promotions several times in my career in favor of the slacker who is always sucking-up to the boss, laughing at his jokes, and drinking coffee with him, while I labored in the garage trenches doing the heavy lifting. This goes way beyond this one appointment and one position. This is an affront to all hard workers, achievers, and lovers of merit. Especially those of us within the federal government. Look at the message the president is sending to all of America: girls before boys, personality before performance, it's who you know rather than how hard you work and how good your results are."
Ridiculous.
Let the Constitutional process work. The President nominates, the Senate decides whether or not to confirm.
It's time for a whole bunch of us to shut up.
Thanks.
The one tool you HAVE to have to screw around with windows or replace them yourself is a good qualify sawzall or similar high-powered reciprocating saw. That above all else is the tool which preserves sanity in working with old houses. You'll find old windows held in with nails going every way in the world and held with metal straps and to try to get one old window out without the sawzall would take forever; the sawzall just goes right through all that stuff.
Yeah, but that thread doesn't include the link to sign the petition. Therefore, not a 100% duplicate post.
BWAAHAHAA! Oh yeah, it'll be different next time. Really, I mean it this time! I won't yank the football away again. You mean you don't believe me?
I don't fear... I'm sick to death of the over-the-top paleo-cons suffering from kerry-must-have-won nightmares
---There's nothing unconstitutional about withdrawing a nomination. Nice try, though.---
Where do you call a halt? If a petition doesn't do it, how adout demonstrations? How about violence in the streets? Hostage taking? Assasination? Look at other countries. Look at those in our country that do not respect law and tradition!
Agreed!
The hearings will take place in committee. A floor vote comes later.
It's just incorrect information to assert that your only chance to speak up is now.
I tend to favor her because the President has an excellent track record in naming judges. But I'm certainly willing to change that opinion based on what happens at the hearings. I don't know why any reasonable person wouldn't have a "wait and see" attitude unless they already had political reasons to pass judgment before all the facts are known.
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