A Bad SCOTUS Pick

It's not just about abortion. This year's SCOTUS docket is filled with hot-button issues. This makes Bush's new pick for the court seat even more crucial.

Physician-Assisted Suicide - Gonzales v. Oregon
Military Recruiters and Campus Access - Rumsfeld v. FAIR
Toture - Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Abortion - Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood
The Pledge in Schools - Michael Newdow's case
I'm sure the constitutionality of the USA PATRIOT Act will come up as well.

With every presidency, the executive branch has lawsuits filed against them that eventually reaches the Supreme Court level. With these, I'm seeing a trend. Some of those involved in these cases are direct assistants to the president. Bush has picked a person close to him with no record for the Judiciary Committee to question. As a personal aide, Miers is succeptable to Bush pushing her to vote a certain way. I am not saying that her ethics are in question. I do not know her. What I am saying is that based on the shady history of this Presidency, mobster tactics could be used to push her to vote in favor of what is in the best interest of the Bush folk and not the country. "I put you there, now you owe me."

This is pure speculation and the more I find out about Mier, the more frustrated I get with the decision to nominate her. Bush said this morning that she was the most qualified person to fill a Supreme Court seat. I guess it's a matter of opinion. Conservatives and Liberals alike have their picks for a better SCOTUS justice. It just so happens Bush didn't listen to either.