Supreme Court Nominee:
Harriet Miers on
the Issues
Harriet Miers on
Abortion
- Fought ABA endorsement of Roe v. Wade. (Oct 2005)
- Prohibit all abortions except to prevent mother's death. (Apr 1989)
- Oppose the use of public funds for abortion. (Apr 1989)
- Against the appointment of pro-choice persons to city boards. (Apr 1989)
- Promote the pro-life movement's goals in press conferences. (Apr 1989)
- Promote the pro-life cause as an elected official. (Apr 1989)
Harriet Miers on
Budget & Economy
No stance on record.
Harriet Miers on
Civil Rights
- Supported racial and gender set-asides as head of Texas Bar. (Oct 2005)
- Recommended legalization of gay adoption. (Oct 2005)
- Pledged to be 'inclusive of women and minorities'. (Oct 2005)
- Poor, elderly, and disabled are under-represented. (Oct 2005)
Harriet Miers on
Corporations
No stance on record.
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Crime
No stance on record.
Harriet Miers on
Drugs
No stance on record.
Harriet Miers on
Education
No stance on record.
Harriet Miers on
Energy & Oil
No stance on record.
Harriet Miers on
Environment
No stance on record.
Harriet Miers on
Families & Children
No stance on record.
Harriet Miers on
Foreign Policy
- Recommended establishment of an International Criminal Court. (Oct 2005)
Harriet Miers on
Free Trade
No stance on record.
Harriet Miers on
Government Reform
- Judicial activism can result from courts acting pre-maturely. (Oct 2005)
- Calls for more volunteer legal aid work. (Oct 2005)
Harriet Miers on
Gun Control
No stance on record.
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Health Care
No stance on record.
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Homeland Security
No stance on record.
Harriet Miers on
Immigration
No stance on record.
Harriet Miers on
Jobs
No stance on record.
Harriet Miers on
Principles & Values
- Donated to Democrats in 1890s, Republicans afterwards. (Oct 2005)
- Reconsideration under appropriate circumstances is essential. (Oct 2005)
- Conservative Democrat in 1980s. (Oct 2005)
- First woman president of Texas Bar. (Oct 2005)
- No publications in constitutional law, unlike Roberts. (Oct 2005)
- Served one term on Dallas City Council and then bowed out. (Jun 2005)
- Low-key but high-precision style. (Jun 2005)
Harriet Miers on
Social Security
No stance on record.
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Tax Reform
No stance on record.
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War & Peace
No stance on record.
Harriet Miers on
Welfare & Poverty
No stance on record.
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