on the one hand, she was wholly unqualified and the idea of a stealth candidate for the supreme court is very unsettling
on the other hand, I feel kinda sorry for her and the way she was just raked across the coals. I mean, couldn't people have waited for her to have a hearing and then get voted down on her merits?
yes, you meet the minimum stated qualifications in the constitution, thankfully those who make the nominations and vote on appointments are more discerning than that
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Date: 2005-10-27 01:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-27 01:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-27 02:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-27 02:22 pm (UTC)Oh that God... such a joker.
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Date: 2005-10-27 02:27 pm (UTC)Freaks me out that dubbya thinks God talks to him.
Wonder what he's hearing...
*shudders*
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Date: 2005-10-27 02:12 pm (UTC)on the other hand, I feel kinda sorry for her and the way she was just raked across the coals. I mean, couldn't people have waited for her to have a hearing and then get voted down on her merits?
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Date: 2005-10-27 02:16 pm (UTC)In all honesty, I think that she should have refused the nomination.
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Date: 2005-10-27 06:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-27 06:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-27 10:50 pm (UTC)I can read. The constitution is in writing.
Though I think that the "able to read the constitution" part hasn't been enhforced very heavily in the past few decades, though.
"The people" = "the military"
"Public" = "private"
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Date: 2005-10-28 12:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-28 04:00 am (UTC)I mean, look at the decisions they make.