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In your article about Harriet Miers, you state the following:

"Like the withdrawal of her nomination, Miers' exit from the White House may well be a victory for the conservative cause. But it's hard not think that, on some small level, it is also a loss to the culture of political civility and the ideal of public service."

p>However, this is exactly why we got a lot of liberal Supreme Court justices from past Republican presidents -- too much emphasis on political civility and the idea of public service (i.e., see all the liberals on the court now). A review of Miers' history clearly shows that she is certainly not fit to be a conservative SCJ. The conservatives stopped another bad SCJ appointment by a Republican president, something that should have happened with past presidential picks, but too much emphasis was put on civility, diversity, etc. br> -- Carl Harris br> San Antonio, Texas /p> p> Harriet Miers was the excuse many conservatives needed to begin the crack up that has gripped the movement. By denigrating Republicans and "deifying" Ronald Reagan (despite seven major tax increases, appeasing terrorists in Lebanon, growing the Departments of Energy and Education and amnesty for millions of illegal aliens) they have stalled, sidetracked or derailed the nation's political realignment to the right. While Reagan's Kennedyesque "legacy" may be a "feel good," it is small conciliation that moderates and liberals will dominate the political landscape for the foreseeable future. When President Bush leaves office and the next Supreme Court justice is nominated we may be wishing it was Harriet Miers or someone very much like her. Better a conservative lightweight to a liberal constitutional law Adonis. br> -- Michael Tomlinson br> Jacksonville, North Carolina /p> p> MARSHALL SPIRIT

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