Hearing Impaired
Whether or not the Miers' nomination is in trouble I can't say. I've been assured by several Republican friends she will sail through, but they've been sounding more shrill lately. One thing everyone is saying is let's wait and see how she does in her hearings.
No thanks.
I'm not impressed by hearings. It's a chance for the candidate to be on her best behavior, saying whatever she thinks she has to say to win approval. As far as I'm concerned, we shouldn't even publicly question the candidates. (We didn't used to). Let's just go over their record and decide if we have someone we want on the Court.
ColumbusGuy adds: What I don't get is how Democrats can do anything but oppose her party line. How do they support someone who campaigned for an amendment on abortion? One not merely overturning Roe, but one prohibiting abortion? This isn't algore running for president; this is the woman who, a la LAGuy, writes the laws.
posted by LAGuy @ 12:29 AM
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Supporting an Amendment overturning Roe doesn't tell us how she'll vote on Roe. It may even suggests she understands Roe is the law of the land and can only be overturned by amendment.
of course. But if you are a Dem, are you going to roll those dice? Just because you decide to adopt an amendment against a supreme court decision, does not mean you concede the decision was correct, or should not be overturned, notwithstanding that it *may* mean this, as you point out.
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