Friday, October 07, 2005

No experience necessary

I just read this quote by Harry Reid, the Senate Minority Leader, on the nomination of Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court:
"I'm very happy with the fact that we have someone who has been nominated by the president who is like approximately 39 other people who have served on the court -- people who have had no judicial experience," Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, a trial lawyer from Nevada, said Monday. "I think that's a plus, not a minus."
Wow, 39 people served on the Supreme Court without any judicial experience at all. That's quite a few I would say, and virtually closes the door on the whole "she was never a judge so she shouldn't be confirmed" argument.

I'd like to know why he thinks it a plus though.

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