Ms. Meirs and the President

It's good to have friends in high places

Published on October 3, 2005 By InfoGeek In Current Events

The President has nominated Ms. Meirs as a candidate for the Supreme Court, and already we have the blogs polarized.

Well I have a few concerns with the nominee. The first is she has never been a judge. Now I know that does not exclude her and that there have probably been members of the court that were not judges. My concern is that she has never had to be impartial. She has always been a lawyer, an advocate for a particular viewpoint. She has never had to balance two valid, legal opposing viewpoints to arrive at a conclusion. To a lawyer the outcome is predetermined.

Now if she had been a criminal prosecutor or public defender that, while not being wonderful, would at least mean she has no predetermined loyalties.

She has been with President Bush and his advocate since he was the governor of Texas. She worked on his presidential campaign. It is reasonable to assume that his views are at least akin to hers.

Now, I could be very wrong. She may be a truly unbiased person who can see and hold both views of a problem equally. It is a bit unsettling that a person who has never been on a bench is being elevated to the highest judgeship in the free world.

It will be an interesting process and committee hearings.

IG

Comments

Dr Guy

on Oct 03, 2005

Now I know that does not exclude her and that there have probably been members of the court that were not judges.

Neither was Rehnquist.

To a lawyer the outcome is predetermined.

You have never been in court have you? That is very silly.

She has been with President Bush and his advocate since he was the governor of Texas. She worked on his presidential campaign. It is reasonable to assume that his views are at least akin to hers.

Guess you missed the part about Supporting Gore in 88, and being a life long democrat until recently.

It is a bit unsettling that a person who has never been on a bench is being elevated to the highest judgeship in the free world.

And you dont find Ruth Ginzberg disturbing when she uses International law to decide american law? And supports a 12 year old boys right to consensual sex with a man?

The spin has begun. At least with this nominee, the only ones who are not pissed are the politicians (except the loony fringes on both sides).

InfoGeek

on Oct 03, 2005

You have never been in court have you? That is very silly.

What I meant was, to a lawyer, there is a definate, desired outcome. He wants to win. Ideally a judge does not have that. He weighs the evidence and makes a ruling.

IG

Dr Guy

on Oct 03, 2005

there is a definate, desired outcome.

Point taken, and understood. I just wish my Lawyer had predetermined my court case! (Actually, he was pretty good, and for the money, he damn well had better be!)

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