Whither goest we?
Why are there not 9 columns in front? What each of us knows about Harriet Miers is derived from what we choose to read, see and hear about her. So let us at least admit to ourselves that our impressions of her have been carefully preshaped by others. In truth, none of us possesses bona fide grounds to make a meaningful assessment of this woman. But we all have our own special set of cookie forms, into which we pour our political batter.
As far as we know, no Supreme Court justice, past or present, was divinely created. Nor should we take for granted their judicial caliber or erudition. Do any of us remember the names of those mindless justices who came up with that dreadful Dred Scott decision, that abomination which decided that blacks are not fully human? And while we are naming, were it not that the Court is now so prominent in the news, how many of us could list the names of every justice sitting on its bench today. {} Ironic footnote: Dred Scott's wife's name was Harriet.
As long as Harriet Miers is indeed fully credentialed, let the constitutional confirmation process begin. And let us hope that each King Solomon on the Judiciary Committee has the wisdom to do prudent interrogating and draw appropriate conclusions. Meanwhile, light your ovens and bake your cookies, chacun a son gout.
posted by Dom Gabriele @ 5:38 PM
1 Comments:
Dom
I tried to post this comment but couldn't... our laptop has been wacky lately. Thanks for doing it for me.
Nonetheless, it's nice to see a new post-you must be feeling better
We don't usually agree on much politicswise but you are right on the money with Ms. Harriet. Let's give her the benefit of the doubt.
From my view, things could be a hell of a lot worse, I'm just happy Bush's two choices weren't from the extreme right. The new chief judge seems extremely qualified and it looks like he's taking over already. Ms. Harriet could be just as great...
1) Most important, she's a woman. We need a balance on the court. Sandy O'Connor should be replaced with a woman. I hate to admit it, but they are more flexible, calmer judges.
2) Head of the Texas Bar Assoc, hotshot corporate counsel in male dominated Texas - she's got to be of some substance.
3) No judicial experience - this could be a plus. As you alluded to, some of the best judges had no prior judicial experience (Rehnquist, Powell, et al)
If she can handle the senate boys at the hearing, she deserves the job.
Ciao, rbk atty
ps, never noticed, but 9 columns would be appropriate!
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