An open letter to Sen. Norm Coleman re: Ms. Miers
The following is an open letter I've written to Sen. Coleman regarding Ms. Miers.
Senator Norman B. Coleman Jr.
2550 University Ave W, Suite 100N
St. Paul, MN 55114
10/29/2005
Dear Senator Coleman:
You really dodged a bullet this week when President Bush pulled the Harriet Miers' nomination for Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. I would have hated to see you vote against someone nominated by such a close friend of yours. You brilliantly set yourself up to vote against her if she was involved in creating tax shelters (which we all know she did). You said in that AP interview, "You had this period in which her firm issued a significant number of opinions, I believe which generated millions in fees, in which there should have been a red flag raised in the tax practice." A few days later, when Miers dropped out, you said that "she has served the President well in her role as White House Counsel and has had a long, distinguished career in public service. She has truly been a trailblazer, rising to the highest positions throughout the legal profession." (Mr. Coleman, you do realize that because of you -- and others on the far right -- she actually didn't rise to the highest position in the legal profession, right?)
Why don't you call for an investigation now about the tax practices at her former firm? Why don't you call for her to step down from her role in the White House if it turns out she did help rich people create these immoral tax shelters? Just because she isn't a nominee for the SCOTUS anymore doesn't mean that her tax shelter schemes were OK, right? Obviously this is a huge issue for you, or you wouldn't have brought it up as a deal-breaker for your confirmation vote. I look forward to seeing you take action on this serious matter.
Keep up the good work as the most consistent person in both Minnesota and the U.S. Senate!
Best regards,
Toby Ahlers
Minnesota Constituent
dflblog.com
Senator Norman B. Coleman Jr.
2550 University Ave W, Suite 100N
St. Paul, MN 55114
10/29/2005
Dear Senator Coleman:
You really dodged a bullet this week when President Bush pulled the Harriet Miers' nomination for Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. I would have hated to see you vote against someone nominated by such a close friend of yours. You brilliantly set yourself up to vote against her if she was involved in creating tax shelters (which we all know she did). You said in that AP interview, "You had this period in which her firm issued a significant number of opinions, I believe which generated millions in fees, in which there should have been a red flag raised in the tax practice." A few days later, when Miers dropped out, you said that "she has served the President well in her role as White House Counsel and has had a long, distinguished career in public service. She has truly been a trailblazer, rising to the highest positions throughout the legal profession." (Mr. Coleman, you do realize that because of you -- and others on the far right -- she actually didn't rise to the highest position in the legal profession, right?)
Why don't you call for an investigation now about the tax practices at her former firm? Why don't you call for her to step down from her role in the White House if it turns out she did help rich people create these immoral tax shelters? Just because she isn't a nominee for the SCOTUS anymore doesn't mean that her tax shelter schemes were OK, right? Obviously this is a huge issue for you, or you wouldn't have brought it up as a deal-breaker for your confirmation vote. I look forward to seeing you take action on this serious matter.
Keep up the good work as the most consistent person in both Minnesota and the U.S. Senate!
Best regards,
Toby Ahlers
Minnesota Constituent
dflblog.com
