Calling for Miers Withdrawal

I do not support the Harriet Miers nomination, for a number of reasons, and have posted frequently about it.

The Truth Laid Bear is polling bloggers as to whether they are neutral towards, support, or oppose the Miers nomination. You can see the numbers and which blogs are where here.

If you would like to make your stand known, please visit TTLB here.

And here you will find the latest blog posts about the nomination.

As of now, here are the numbers:

• 257 blogs (70%) oppose the nomination
• 58 blogs (15.8%) are neutral on the nomination
• 52 blogs (14.2%) support the nomination

Some bloggers have already switched positions, based on further evidence.

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If you have not signed the David Frum petition, calling for the withdrawal of the Miers nomination, and wish to, you can do so here or here.

So far, 6,857 and counting have signed.

There you will also find:

• a page where you can e-mail Republican (and RINO) Senators your opinion on the matter
• news and analysis
• What Conservatives, including Ann Coulter, Robert Bork, Linda Chavez, Mona Charen, Laura Ingraham, Charles Krauthammer, Jonah Goldberg, Mark Levin, etc., are saying
• Why it matters
• Letters from the Base
• Links to blogs

---------------------------------------------------------------------There is a new website called Withdraw Miers. It is "the clearinghouse for people who believe Harriet Miers should withdraw her nomination."

There you will find:

• The Background
• The Concerns
• The Commentary
• The Advocates
• The Action Steps
• News, Quotes

Apparently, if you would like to, you may join the list of advocates here.
--------------------------------------------------------------------- Concerned Women for America are also calling for Harriet Miers withdrawal from the nomination. You can read their press release here.

Here is an excerpt:

“Harriet Miers has shown respect for Christian values by attending an Evangelical church. But her professional and civic life leaves us questioning whether she chooses to reflect and advance the views of the group she’s with at the moment. Though she attends an Evangelical church known for its pro-life position, during the same time period she advanced radical feminists and organizations that promote agendas that undermine respect for life and family,” said Wendy Wright. “This drives us to rely upon her actions, her deeds, her words as opposed to the endorsements of those who have worked with and known her.

“We believe that far better qualified candidates were overlooked and that Miss Miers’ record fails to answer our questions about her qualifications and constitutional philosophy,” said Jan LaRue, CWA’s chief counsel. “In fact, we find several aspects troubling, particularly her views on abortion and a woman’s ‘self-determination,’ quotas, feminism and the role of judges as social activists. We do not believe that our concerns will be satisfied during her hearing."

“Every time she quotes or cites women she admires, they’re to the left of Betty Freidan. We desire role models who have a strong record of promoting and advancing constitutional principles. Miss Miers’ record, as reflected in her speeches, is of promoting a leftist agenda that relies upon the courts to impose their views,” LaRue commented. “We’d prefer to have someone fond of quoting Margaret Thatcher or Antonin Scalia rather than Barbra Streisand and Gloria Steinem. Some of Miss Miers’ own comments border on male-bashing.”

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Mr. President, listen to your base! We are the ones who elected you twice and we have a right to be heard! We elected you for this reason! Don't ignore us now.