October 5, 2005

Touching a nerve

By Thomas Lifson
Something about the nomination of Harriet Miers touched a nerve among many  conservatives, especially those who write in public. Although I support the President's choice, I will concede that there are legitimate grounds to question his actions, and looked forward to finding out more about her via the confirmation process. But I have been taken aback by the ferocity and indignation of much of the opposition I have found among my allies. So far, the meatiest opposition I have been able to find is the argument for her lack of experience in academic law or the judiciary. George Will sums it up: It is important that Miers not be confirmed unless, in her 61st year, she suddenly and unexpectedly is found to have hitherto undisclosed interests and talents pertinent to the court's role.... The wisdom of presumptive opposition to Miers' confirmation flows from the fact that constitutional reasoning is a talent —— a skill acquired, as intellectual skills are, by years of...(Read Full Article)