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To: Bill who wrote (142898)10/14/2005 8:53:34 AM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) of 793927
 
There's no doubt in my mind that a Ginsburg or a Souter or a Scalia were better math students than Miers.

I posted a few days ago that the average LSAT for SMU is 155. The average for Harvard is 170. That's one and one half deviations difference. "Beldar," who is strongly defending Miers, says that when he was recruiting Texas lawyers he found the top ones at SMU were competitive with any place, but they were a thin group in each graduation class.

I did my sophomore year at SMU back in 52/53, and if you are going to practice in Dallas, it is the place to go, IMO. I have no doubt that Mier is sharp. But she doesn't fit what we now expect as a Supreme court justice.

We have got away, in the last twenty years, from any nominations for the Supremes that weren't out of the top drawer. All the suggested candidates before Mier were top people.
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