The White House has tried to argue that Harriet Miers is a
trailblazing nonconformist. But her shunning of the Federalist
Society illustrates that she made sure to restrict her trailwalking
to well-worn mainstream paths. Heavy involvement in the ABA, which
is basically an arm of the Democratic Party? That's okay, she
figured. But the Federalist Society? Oh no, that's the kiss of
death. Why should anyone think Miers would stick her neck out on
the Supreme Court? She's never done so before. Her instincts are
conformist. The idea that a nominee who considered mere membership
in the Federalist Society to be outré would
overturn Roe v. Wade and decades of liberal jurisprudence
is a joke.
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