Usually, I am the same page as Ankle Biting Pundits. Been reading that site since long ago, when it was Crush Kerry. However, I gotta take a bit of an issue with where bulldogpundit seems to be going with the bolded parts (the article being from the Charlotte Observer):
Harriet Miers testified in a 1990 voting rights lawsuit that the Dallas City Council had too few black and Hispanic members. Increasing minority representation should be a goal of any change in the city’s political district lines, she said. A voting rights expert said "It’s not unlike something you could see Justice Sandra Day O’Connor saying. A rigid quota system may be bad, but diversity is a compelling interest, and we want institutions to reflect society as a whole."
She also said she "wouldn’t belong to the Federalist Society" or other "politically charged" groups because they "seem to color your view."
Bulldog then writes: Dear God, the last thing we need is another O’Connor. And why the diss of the Federalist Society, from where we have gotten several of our best conservative jurists? I think the point of Miers is being missed. Granted, we do not know enough about her like President Bush does, but, we need to give her nomination the time and thought that it deserves, not go crazy and act like lefties. Now, so many folks, such as bulldog, think Bush’s picks should be Conservative, and are spoiling for a fight. However, Bush has made it clear that he wants people who will not legislate from the bench. Conservatives can do that, too. Me, I would prefer someone who will follow the laws of the Country, and decide whether the issues are Constitutional or not based on the Constitution, not on personal or political feelings or thoughts.
Let’s say Miers is confirmed, and makes a ruling that is in the spirit of the Founding Fathers and their thoughts on the Constitution, but the ruling is good for Liberals. Is that a good decision? Damn right. I personally feel that it is a bit more important for the proper ruling to be made, then for a Conservative one to be made. Judges should be impartial and non political. Miers may be that judge.
