Okay...that's it... Time for a do-over.
Gee ya think so?Miers Backed Race, Sex Set-Asides
She Made Diversity A Texas Bar Goal
By Jo Becker and Sylvia MorenoWashington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, October 22, 2005; Page A01
As president of the State Bar of Texas, Harriet Miers wrote that "our legal community must reflect our population as a whole," and under her leadership the organization embraced racial and gender set-asides and set numerical targets to achieve that goal.
The Supreme Court nominee's words and actions from the early 1990s, when she held key leadership positions as president-elect and president of the state bar, provide the first window into her personal views on affirmative action, an area in which the Supreme Court is closely divided and where Miers could tip the court's balance.
Her tenure at the bar association also could provide new fodder for conservatives opposed to her nomination, as President Bush seeks to quell a rebellion on the right over his selection of Miers.
Miers has and continues to strike me as a "people pleaser" who will go along with a majority so as to feel accepted. I can envision this following scenario on a typical day at SCOTUS:
SCALIA: The issue here is whether race-based preferences are allowable under the orignal intent and wording of the Constitution..
KENNEDY: But according to the E.U. Charter, affirmative action is perfectly acceptable...
SOUTER: And we have to be mindful of the rights of the ordinary citizen, and the injustices imposed on them by virtue of centuries of discrimination. By the way, Harriet--wonderful cookies you've baked today... are they your own recipe?
MIERS: Why yes they are, Mr. Souter... how nice of you to compliment them! Care for some coffee?
SOUTER: Yeah, sure..
MIERS: Well, David.. we better make it de-caf this time... I remember how you couldn't sleep the last time you had regular Folgers.
SCALIA: Pardon me, but shouldn't we get back to the issue at hand?
MIERS: Now Tony... don't be such a party pooper. Here, have a scone.. they're the really good raspberry ones...
GINSBERG: Do you have any of those blueberry ones you made last time? They were great!
THOMAS: Please, back to the issue at hand... we're talking about the constitutionality of race-based preferences..
MIERS: Ohhhh... now ... you know me... I'll just go with what everyone wants... Ruth? What do you think?
GINSBERG: Regardless of constitutionality, we need affirmative action to correct these past and current injustices!
MIERS: Oh... Ruthie-- you are soooo right about that!
Hopefully, right about then is when the alarm clock rings.
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