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October 05, 2005
My Questions about Meirs
In relation to Jim's post below, let me offer a brief response as it appears that I am the anti-Meirs 'round these parts. I am thrilled that Ms. Meirs is a Christian, and I trust that her faith has been a source of strength for her and for those around her. But her faith alone says nothing about her qualifications for the nation's highest court. I am not asking that the nominee have any particular characteristic in terms of gender, race or religion. I simply want a candidate whose legal abilities are clearly and confidently articulated in their past work. There is nothing in Ms. Meirs' past work suggesting she has a clearly defined belief about what should be the nature of the executive, legislative or judicial branches. It is a dangerous thing to have her make up her mind about such matters while on the Court.
And as for the President's relationship with her, and his serious view of the court, I offer this from George F. Will:
"In addition, the president has forfeited his right to be trusted as a custodian of the Constitution. The forfeiture occurred March 27, 2002, when, in a private act betokening an uneasy conscience, he signed the McCain-Feingold law expanding government regulation of the timing, quantity and content of political speech. The day before the 2000 Iowa caucuses he was asked -- to insure a considered response from him, he had been told in advance he would be asked -- whether McCain-Feingold's core purposes are unconstitutional. He unhesitatingly said, ``I agree.'' Asked if he thought presidents have a duty, pursuant to their oath to defend the Constitution, to make an independent judgment about the constitutionality of bills and to veto those he thinks unconstitutional, he briskly said, ``I do.'"
The rest of Will's column is here, and I would defy anyone to rebut his argument without citing "trust" of the President. If this is beltway elitism, then sign me up.
Posted by Matt at October 5, 2005 09:45 AM
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Matt,
You stated that you don't know Miers' qualifications for acting as a justice. Keep in mind that she is an attorney and served as president of the Texas Bar Association (the first woman to do so, IIRC). Focus on the Family has a list of her legal battle experiences on their website; it's the most comprehensive CV I've seen yet on Miers.
Posted by: Dayna at October 6, 2005 09:01 PM
Being an attorney hardly qualifies on for the job, and being president of the Texas Bar hardly suggests that she is capable of serving on the Supreme Court.
Posted by: Matt at October 7, 2005 11:23 AM