So we find out today that Harriet Miers has withdrawn her nomination from consideration for Supreme Court Justice. And then we get all kinds of people commenting and whether she should or shouldn’t have done that, and whose fault it is. (U.S. Politics is one of the world’s busiest arenas for playing the “Blame Game.”)

What got me was the comment I heard on the radio this afternoon by Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.):

Appoint someone in the mainstream. Appoint someone whose knowledge and ability is beyond question. And appoint someone about whom there will not be a major squabble.

I’m sorry, Sen. Feinstein, but there is no candidate on this EARTH “about whom there will not be a major squabble.” After this Miers fiasco, the process of choosing a Supreme Court justice is more political than ever. No matter who is chosen, there will be people protesting that she doesn’t represent their views on particular issues.

AND THAT IS THE WHOLE PROBLEM IN A NUTSHELL!

The Supreme Court justices have NOTHING to do with particular views. Views on issues DO NOT ENTER INTO IT! It is the Supreme Court’s job to interpret the laws and interpret the Constitution. It is NOT their job to make laws or to enforce laws. Those are the jobs of the other two branches of government.

What we need is a justice who knows and understands the U.S. Constitution and who will accurately interpret the law and the Constitution without partiality and without letting their personal views on specific issues affect how they vote. We don’t need a conservative or a liberal. We need an expert on the Constitution. Period.