Should This Even be Asked?
From Slate:
Since we do not live in a theocracy I fail to see why a SCOTUS nominee's religious beliefs should be on equal footing with their intellectual capabilities in regard to qualifications. The SCOTUS does not preach sermons about the religious beliefs, but rather, has the intellectually challenging job of interpreting the Constitution of the USA.
Does Harriet Miers have the mental capacity to become an effective justice? That is the one question that must be answered.
"The debate within the Republican Party over Harriet Miers has quickly devolved into a simple question: Is the nominee qualified because of her religious faith, or unqualified by her lack of intellectual heft"
Since we do not live in a theocracy I fail to see why a SCOTUS nominee's religious beliefs should be on equal footing with their intellectual capabilities in regard to qualifications. The SCOTUS does not preach sermons about the religious beliefs, but rather, has the intellectually challenging job of interpreting the Constitution of the USA.
Does Harriet Miers have the mental capacity to become an effective justice? That is the one question that must be answered.
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