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Vor einem Tag · I was among those who derided Miers’s failed nomination to the Supreme Court in 2005. Then she was replaced by Samuel Alito. Harriet Miers, former White House counsel to George W. Bush and ...
24. Mai 2024 · NBC News reported the day after Miers’ nomination was announced: Democrats didn't belittle Bush for choosing an unqualified Supreme Court nominee; Democrats were relieved that Miers wasn't...
Vor einem Tag · An Apology to Harriet Miers. May 30, 2024 at 10:48 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment. Elie Mystal: “As the public becomes more aware of the bias Alito has always shown in his written opinions, it strikes me that the deepest irony of Alito’s Supreme Court career is that it almost never happened. It was made possible only because ...
24. Mai 2024 · Democrats didn't belittle Bush for choosing an unqualified Supreme Court nominee; Democrats were relieved that Miers wasn't Alito. The New York Times’ Ezra Klein noted on Threads yesterday, “There’s a reason [then-Senate Minority Leader] Harry Reid tried damn hard to get Harriet Miers on the Court. He thought anyone else Bush ...
24. Mai 2024 · Why Harriet Miers’ Supreme Court nomination is relevant anew. Next Post. Republicans enraged by Biden’s efforts to keep gas prices lower. Latest Post. Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 5.28.24. About ...
Vor 6 Tagen · But when Chief Justice William Rehnquist died, Bush elevated Roberts for chief and at first turned to his White House counsel, Harriet Miers, to replace O’Connor. Then Miers ran into a buzz saw of criticism from movement conservatives—who viewed her as squishy on abortion and affirmative action—prompting the president to ...
16. Mai 2024 · But the failure of the Harriet Miers nomination freed George W. Bush’s White House from the bind it had put itself in. Subscribe The Miers debacle also ended up helping Samuel Alito considerably—and not just in the obvious way of requiring George W. Bush to make a new nomination for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s seat.
