As for the Supreme Court pick, I'm not of one mind but I lean a lot closer to righting the imbalance, for one one simple reason.
And that is that there exists no shortage of amply qualified and legally objective candidates for the nomination. There are hundreds of legal mind far better qualified than Kavanaugh and far more impartial than…
As for the Supreme Court pick, I'm not of one mind but I lean a lot closer to righting the imbalance, for one one simple reason.
And that is that there exists no shortage of amply qualified and legally objective candidates for the nomination. There are hundreds of legal mind far better qualified than Kavanaugh and far more impartial than Barrett and I don't even need mention the turbocharged mediocrity of Clarence Thomas (OK, I just did).
Jackson is well qualified to be the next Supreme Court justice. And we can redress the historical absence of black women on the bench without the racist invocation of affirmative action or, in dog-whistle, "quotas."
Edit: re-reading your post I emphatically agree that Biden should make no mention whatsoever of her race or gender. "This is my nominee." The bigots will have plenty to say about that; let Biden soar above such things.
"I emphatically agree that Biden should make no mention whatsoever of her race or gender. "This is my nominee." The bigots will have plenty to say about that; let Biden soar above such things."
Yeah, this is the whole point. I'm always happy to see greater diversity. Across *all* metrics. But I'm simultaneously against pointing at it every time it happens. And especially *before* it happens. Pick smart, qualified people. Talk about how smart and qualified they are. The end.
As for the Supreme Court pick, I'm not of one mind but I lean a lot closer to righting the imbalance, for one one simple reason.
And that is that there exists no shortage of amply qualified and legally objective candidates for the nomination. There are hundreds of legal mind far better qualified than Kavanaugh and far more impartial than Barrett and I don't even need mention the turbocharged mediocrity of Clarence Thomas (OK, I just did).
Jackson is well qualified to be the next Supreme Court justice. And we can redress the historical absence of black women on the bench without the racist invocation of affirmative action or, in dog-whistle, "quotas."
Edit: re-reading your post I emphatically agree that Biden should make no mention whatsoever of her race or gender. "This is my nominee." The bigots will have plenty to say about that; let Biden soar above such things.
"I emphatically agree that Biden should make no mention whatsoever of her race or gender. "This is my nominee." The bigots will have plenty to say about that; let Biden soar above such things."
Yeah, this is the whole point. I'm always happy to see greater diversity. Across *all* metrics. But I'm simultaneously against pointing at it every time it happens. And especially *before* it happens. Pick smart, qualified people. Talk about how smart and qualified they are. The end.