A victory would affect people who are very seriously ill, facing death or great physical suffering. |
deferred to Congress, the executive and to legal precedent - in some unspecified mix. |
Given her lack of (judicial) experience, does anyone doubt that Ms. Miers' only qualification to be a Supreme Court justice is her close connection to the president? |
It seems perfectly reasonable for the president to want members of the executive branch to be loyal to him and to follow his directions rather than those of the bureaucracies they lead. They will leave their positions when the president leaves. Making a lifetime appointment of a friend to the Supreme Court is a whole different matter. |