Re: Bush nominates white house crony to Supreme Court

Kevin Brooks wrote:
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Mark Test wrote:

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Bush has nominated Harriet Miers his personal friend and White House
Crony to the Supreme Court.  She has no repeat no judicial experinece
whatever.


My prior post was in error, Justice Goldberg (nominated by Kennedy), had no
judicial experience.

Again, your point? It's not required, and many on the "left" don't expect a
Justice to be a judge.

Mark



Virtually all the non judicial appointments to the court had distinguished records of public writing or advocacy


Vkince, why did you suddenly drop your disbelief that Reid came out in support of the lady? 

see below

Are you a bit embarrassed that you found yourself at
odds with your party leadership, who have from what I have seen thus far at least said that Ms. Miers deserves a fair hearing and that prejudgement (like what you have been engaging in) is not appropriate? And why have you rather abruptly discontinued your discourse in the tilt-rotor thread--aren't you gonna respond to Guy's points, or do they make you uncomfortable (just as your laughable position that the USAF only wants the CV-22 for the CSAR role later made you "uncomfortable", so to speak?)? H'mmmm...is this what you teach your students? When you get something wrong, or the other guy presents a more cogent argument, just ignore it, run away, and declare victory? Sad...


Ive been traveling, im happy to get back to the V=22 before thanskgiving. since it is the fattest turkey in the Country


Arthur Goldberg was Editor in Chief of the Northwestern University's Illinois law review at the age of 19. He assisted Dean Wigmore in the Third edition of his treatise. He ahd a long record of public writing and litigation.


Yeah, it is really sad for folks like you that Ms. Miers actually *practiced* law in the real world and did not confine her "experience" (term used very loosely) to rambling about the hallowed halls of academia in perpetuity, huh?

Brooks



Vince





I did not see or get the earlier post.

here is what reid said


Reid praises nominee; Ensign more restrained

By TONY BATT
>STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU

WASHINGTON -- Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada praised Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers on Monday but downplayed reports he had recommended her to the Bush administration as an acceptable pick.

At public events over the past few weeks Reid had spoken approvingly of Miers, the White House counsel who was a contact for him during the Senate's consideration of newly confirmed Chief Justice John Roberts.

The Associated Press reported Reid had personally recommended that Bush consider Miers for nomination, citing several sources familiar with the president's consultations with individual senators.

Reid did not deny Miers was on a list of acceptable nominees he suggested to the White House. But he said the notion he recommended Miers was "maybe exaggerating a little."

"I certainly have spoken to people in the administration about Harriet Miers," he said. "I've worked with her. I haven't known her a real long time, but I have found her very personable, very genuine -- someone who answers phone calls immediately.".....

Reid said it is a plus for Miers that she is not a judge. He noted she was a trial lawyer -- like he was.

"Anyone with that background makes me feel good," he said.

Miers also picked up points for having earned a law degree at Southern Methodist University in Texas, and not an elite Eastern school.

"I have to say without any qualification I'm very happy we have someone like her," he said, pausing and choosing his words carefully. "The situation is I think the courts have been such that ... I don't want to denigrate in any way Ivy League schools but I think that should not be a requirement to be a clerk or a judge."

In addition, Reid said, "It goes without saying that I'm very happy that the president chose a woman."


Vince
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