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Alliance for Justice on Harriet Miers' Nomination to the Supreme Court

Posted on: Monday, 3 October 2005, 12:00 CDT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- "With Harriet Miers, President Bush has opted for a nominee whose judicial philosophy is unknown to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who, while conservative, often cast a decisive swing vote to preserve important rights and freedoms," said Nan Aron, president of Alliance for Justice. "Harriet Miers has spent the better part of her legal career in corporate practice. For the past dozen years, she has served President Bush in numerous capacities. She has been his personal lawyer and his lawyer when he was running for governor of Texas, and has received several government appointments from him, including White House counsel, White House staff secretary, deputy White House chief of staff for domestic policy and Texas state lottery commissioner. The president undoubtedly chose her because she has been his long-time confidant."

"Because Ms. Miers does not have any record providing a window into her legal views, the Senate must take its advise-and-consent duties very seriously. A thorough, searching review of Ms. Miers' legal philosophy and the role she has played in some of the most controversial policies of the Bush administration is imperative. This is particularly true given what's at stake: the balance of the Court, which has often shifted with Justice O'Connor's vote," emphasized Aron. "The president clearly has some idea what Ms. Miers thinks. She has served by his side for more than a decade. It is now incumbent upon the Senate to obtain the information needed to let the American people know what the president does."

"We trust the Senate to do its job. It must be vigilant in ensuring that Ms. Miers, if confirmed, would meaningfully enforce the safeguards our legislatures have enacted and the rights our Constitution protects. The burden is on Harriet Miers to demonstrate her fitness for a seat on the Supreme Court to the Senate and the American people," concluded Aron.

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