Miers = Accumulation of Power

[deminks]

I ran across this article from Knight Ridder regarding Miers' nomination. IMHO, this is the real reason for her nomination. Not the other fluff. Smirky only cares about the accumulation of power. This really is about Miers thinking Smirky is the smartest man she ever met. (I also think she was nominated to head off any legal troubles for the Chimperor, like going to the Hague and all.)

Miers likely chosen for her support of expanded presidential powers

PHILADELPHIA - (KRT) - A lot of Americans are still wondering why President Bush picked Harriet Miers for the U.S. Supreme Court. It's the prime topic of discussion among the angry conservatives who have been pounding Miers like a pinata for two weeks.

But the Miers nomination isn't about abortion at all. It's about putting somebody on the court who will protect the legacy Bush cares about most: the expansion of presidential power during the war on terrorism.

And who best to rule in favor of those expanded powers - the authority to detain "enemy combatants" indefinitely without trial; to prosecute them in Bush-created military tribunals and to limit their right of appeal; to quiz them under flexible rules of interrogation - than a jurist who had been legal counsel and staff aide to the president who sought those powers?

The administration's priorities were on full display last Tuesday, in a speech by White House chief of staff Andrew Card. While lauding Miers ("a pretty phenomenal woman") to a conservative gathering, he never mentioned abortion, gay marriage, church-state relations, or any other hot-button issue. All he mentioned was the importance of preserving presidential prerogatives.

http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/nation/12918254.htm