Straw in Wind

[earl maltz]

Unless I have misread and/or misheard, Miers has received unqualified raves 
from both Leonard Leo and Jay Sekulow.  If that is correct, then I think 
hard core conservatives can rest easy.

At 03:16 PM 10/3/2005 -0500, you wrote:
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>     For the very little it is worth, a reporter told me this afternoon he 
> is getting cautious support from Democratic office holders and anger from 
> leaders of organizations in the Republican base.  Explanation may be that 
> a complete unknown looks like a better bet to Democrats than to Republicans.
>
>Douglas Laycock
>University of Texas Law School
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>From: conlawprof-bounces at lists.ucla.edu 
>[mailto:conlawprof-bounces at lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Matthew J. Franck
>Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 3:01 PM
>To: CONLAWPROF at lists.ucla.edu
>Subject: Re: To Consent You Need to Know What You're Consenting To
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>I don't know what to think will happen.  But I hope for the consummation 
>Bobby describes below.  And for the record, I wanted it when Roberts was 
>nominated too.  Republicans who ran interference for him may now wish they 
>hadn't.  If I had to bet, I'd say they will not now have the wit or 
>courage to admit they were wrong, and run the risk of being called hypocrites.
>
>Matt
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>At 03:04 PM 10/3/2005, rjlipkin at aol.com wrote:
>>      Does anyone think that Ms. Miers' confirmation hearing might begin 
>> to erode the permissibility of concealing your judicial philosophy from 
>> the Senate?  I suggest this because conservative senators might seize 
>> the moment to interrogate her as severely as liberal senators might.
>>
>>Bobby
>>
>>
>>Robert Justin Lipkin
>>Professor of Law
>>Widener University School of Law
>>Delaware
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