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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.

Harriet Miers on 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.

Harriet Miers on Health Care

No stance on record.

Harriet Miers on 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.

Harriet Miers on Tax Reform

No stance on record.

Harriet Miers on War & Peace

No stance on record.

Harriet Miers on Welfare & Poverty

No stance on record.