Harriet the Homophobe?

With all the hardcore conservatives assailing Dumbya for the Harriet Miers nomination for the Supreme Court, we figured she must not be too scary of a pick. Maybe not.

Direland zeroes in Miers' on-the-record support of the ill-fated Texas anti-sodomy statute, which the Supremes wisely struck down 6-3 in 2003. AP reports that in Miers' 1989 race for Dallas City Council, Miers indicated to a gay-rights organization that she opposed repeal of the anti-sodomy law.

From Direland:

"This revelation means that Miers was against the single most significant Supreme Court decision affecting gay people ever to come from the Court. And it also makes a vote for Miers' confirmation by any Democratic Senator utterly inexcusable."

We suspect Miers' view on gay rights won't be a factor in whether the Senate will confirm her. After all, discrimination against gays appears to be the last truly accepted form of out-and-out prejudice. Still, this nugget is worth consideration.