1) There are a fair number of people that are qualified (at least on paper) to sit on the Supreme Court... probably numbering in the thousands;
2) One of the reasons that the appointment process is controlled by the politicians is because the Court and the law and the administration of justice is, despite our pretentions and ideals, polit…
1) There are a fair number of people that are qualified (at least on paper) to sit on the Supreme Court... probably numbering in the thousands;
2) One of the reasons that the appointment process is controlled by the politicians is because the Court and the law and the administration of justice is, despite our pretentions and ideals, political. Thus people are appointed to the court for political reasons, not for reasons of qualification or competence;
3) Choosing a black woman is a political choice to place a particular perspective on the Court in the hopes that it will help advance certain liberal political objectives--just as appointing white Catholics of a particular doctrinal bent and political/judicial philosophy is the same thing by the GoP... IOW, all the possible candidates are pre-sorted and selected for political reasons;
4) I believe that, as long as the person meets minimum competency, it is important to choose a person that answers or addresses the political concerns of the appointer and their constituency. This is probably more important than differences in perceived qualification.
1) There are a fair number of people that are qualified (at least on paper) to sit on the Supreme Court... probably numbering in the thousands;
2) One of the reasons that the appointment process is controlled by the politicians is because the Court and the law and the administration of justice is, despite our pretentions and ideals, political. Thus people are appointed to the court for political reasons, not for reasons of qualification or competence;
3) Choosing a black woman is a political choice to place a particular perspective on the Court in the hopes that it will help advance certain liberal political objectives--just as appointing white Catholics of a particular doctrinal bent and political/judicial philosophy is the same thing by the GoP... IOW, all the possible candidates are pre-sorted and selected for political reasons;
4) I believe that, as long as the person meets minimum competency, it is important to choose a person that answers or addresses the political concerns of the appointer and their constituency. This is probably more important than differences in perceived qualification.