Miers Withdraws Nomination

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Thank goodness. I have some hope again. It's very small and faint, but it's there.

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[Felix_Nietsche]

Thank goodness. I have some hope again.
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Me too.
I think Miers was another O'Conner/Souter clone with the exception that she would overturn Roe v Wade. Papers that came out the last few weeks indicated in the past she had leftward leanings on some issues. Many Supreme Court justices tend to drift leftward, I think she would have drifted leftward as well.

My dream is that O'Conner steps down without a replacement and Bush43 puts in a recess appointment. The Dems will scream bloody murder and it would be very entertaining to watch them go ballistic.

[El Barto]

The Democrats blew this one. They could have gone to bat for Miers as a "good compromise" candidate and got her through confirmation. Now they will face a real conservative and a GOP that knows it will have to fight to save face.

Can you say: Nuclear Option [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[JackWhite]

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My dream is that O'Conner steps down without a replacement and Bush43 puts in a recess appointment. The Dems will scream bloody murder and it would be very entertaining to watch them go ballistic.

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Is it possible to put in a Supreme Court recess appointment?

[El Barto]

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Is it possible to put in a Supreme Court recess appointment?

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Yes and it has been done before several times. But why do it when their term would expire when Congress adjourns (end of 2006)? The 40 year appointment is the way to go obviously.