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KrispyKreme
10-04-2005, 11:28 AM
Will she be confirmed with no judicial background. There have been other justices with no judicial background, but it seems that the GOPs are split too.


There was widespread dissent among Bush's usual allies on the right, who questioned whether the 60-year-old former corporate lawyer possessed the distinguished qualifications and conservative credentials they are looking for in a court nominee.

You can find the entire article at this (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/03/AR2005100300252.html) website.

At least we'll be able to look forward to seeing Ted Kennedy make things interesting... he normally gets a bit fired up in these confirmations.

Another interesting bit of the article:

Before joining the Bush administration, Miers was Bush's personal attorney in Texas and served as general counsel of his gubernatorial campaign committee. As governor, Bush appointed Miers chairman of the scandal-plagued Texas Lottery Commission, where she earned a reputation as a tough manager after firing two executive directors.

I like Bush... but I'll admit that there were probably some more qualified candidates for the job.

-D
jman255
10-04-2005, 12:11 PM
He's basically doing what his dad did...I think she will get approved, there isn't enough crap on her
KrispyKreme
10-04-2005, 12:17 PM
There isn't ANYTHING on her... seems to be the biggest problem. She has no paper trail and nobody really knows what she stands for.

Still can't wait to see Ted Kennedy get fired up... I get a laugh out of him. I guess I should watch the House of Commons in Britain to get that sort of humor in politics.
Chewie
10-04-2005, 06:05 PM
We get it, you wanna assassinate Teddy.

I think she looks like an alcoholic grandma.
jdcongresscapt
10-04-2005, 06:50 PM
I don't think she'll be as easy to get through the Senate as Roberts was. She's just too...inexperienced and...enigmatic... :shock:
Chewie
10-04-2005, 09:02 PM
"She told the group she believed gay men and lesbians should have the same civil rights as straight Americans, but that she opposed repeal of the state's sodomy law criminalizing same-*** sexual conduct."

Sensational.
IamTHATnerd
10-04-2005, 11:55 PM
INEXPERIENCED?!?! Ladies and gentlemen, she was the Texas Lottery Commissioner!! How many more credentials do you need?!?! . . . . . . .
Ryan
10-05-2005, 12:55 AM
Wait... does that mean she's the one who pulled the numbered balls out of the machines every night at 7 and/or 11PM? If she is, why isn't Vanna White up for a Justice position?
KrispyKreme
10-05-2005, 08:12 AM
Wait... does that mean she's the one who pulled the numbered balls out of the machines every night at 7 and/or 11PM? If she is, why isn't Vanna White up for a Justice position?

Then the Supreme Court would have its own time slot at 6:30 pm on NBC with host Chief Justice John Roberts (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8e/John_G._roberts.jpg) and co-host Justice White (http://www.wheeloffortune.com/backstage/ny_gallery/images/03_04.jpg). She'd sure do a lot of clapping at the stand though...

-D
Chewie
10-05-2005, 07:35 PM
INEXPERIENCED?!?! Ladies and gentlemen, she was the Texas Lottery Commissioner!! How many more credentials do you need?!?! . . . . . . .

She was also the head of the Texas Bar. of LAW.
KrispyKreme
10-29-2005, 11:24 AM
Well... looks like the ex-Head of the Texas Bar has decided to withdraw from her confirmation... Our next Supreme Court Justice will NOT be Harriet Miers.