Miers led effort to get the American Bar Association to

[WestHoustonDem]

reverse it's position supporting Roe v. Wade. According to Thom Hartmann

[Fridays Child]

1. Where is he getting that, I wonder.

I believe him but I'd like to document it.

[WestHoustonDem]

2. I was hoping he'd announce a web site, but never did.

Hartmann could tellme up is down and I'd believe him. I'm asking about it in his chatroom, but so far no one knows. If I find it, I'll post it.

[WestHoustonDem]

3. Here's the link:

Halfway down the page at http://www.justicemiers.com/docs/about/

Progress for America had this web site up almost before the nomination!

"Miers Argued Against Ending The ABA's Role In Vetting Judges. "She did raise some eyebrows early in Bush's first term by arguing against eliminating the American Bar Association's 50-year-old role of vetting potential federal judiciary nominations, a move led by Gonzales. (The ABA was removed from the vetting process in March 2001.)"
(T.R. Goldman, "Down To The Last Detail," Legal Times, 12/15/04)"

[Fridays Child]

4. Here you go, from another thread...

snip

During Miers' tenure as head of the Texas Bar Association she was a leader in the campaign to reverse the American Bar Association's pro-choice position on the right to choose. Had this campaign been successful, which it was not, the ABA would have been returned to its former position of neutrality.

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/pp2/portal/files/portal/media/pressreleases/pr-051003-miers.xml