WP: Miers's Autonomy Will Be at Issue

[kskiska]

Panel to Probe Her Judicial Reasoning

Thursday, October 27, 2005; A01

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee warned Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers yesterday that he intends during confirmation hearings to probe her views of the Bush administration's detention of suspected terrorists in the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, making clear he remains uncertain of her command of complex constitutional issues.

Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) dispatched a letter to Miers, the White House's top lawyer, saying that she must also convince the Senate that as a justice she would be independent of President Bush and would not give him "any special deference" on cases before the court.

In particular, Specter said, he will press her to disclose her personal views of three recent Supreme Court rulings that detainees in the terrorism fight have somewhat greater rights than the administration has wanted to give them.

The new pressure from Specter, who will preside over the hearings that are to begin on Nov. 7, came as Republican senators and conservative groups voicing qualms about the Miers nomination grew louder. Her visits to senators on and off the judiciary panel are so far failing to win commitments of support, senators and their aides said.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/26/AR2005102600895.html

[progressivebydesign]

1. Oh geez, thought it said "anatomy".

I honestly think some fundamentalist type righties are freaking cuz she's a woman, so maybe the anatomy thing isn't so far off.

[MADem]

6. HA!!! So did I!!!!

Well, seeing as she hasn't put that womb to use, like a good Xtian MUST, she is a sexual suspect, I reckon!!!

[JusticeForAll]

7. Ewww...reading the subheadline makes it even more gross

She's gonna get probed?!?

[MADem]

8. I've heard it called a lot of things, but never a "judicial reasoning!!"

A bit kinky, that!!!

[BluePatriot]

2. I thought it said "astronomy." I need my glasses! (nt)

[MisterP]

4. that's "scatology"...

[kestrel91316]

3. What autonomy??? She's Bush's puppet.

[Betty]

5. and bush is cheney's puppet

and they are all evil.