Posted on 03/02/2016 3:35:59 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
I'm guessing most NewsBusters readers could care less about "diversity" when it comes to choosing Justices of the Supreme Court. That they'd be thrilled if all nine justices looked, for example, like Clarence Thomas--so long as all shared his philosophy of judicial restraint and original intent.
On today's With All Due Respect, Mark Halperin interviewed Planned Parent president Cecile Richards. Richards declined to name someone she'd like to see nominated to the Court but did say she was "extremely grateful" for the addition to the Court of Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor. That prompted Halperin to observe: "regardless of ideology I think we can all agree it's great for the Court to look more like America." Richards piously agreed: "absolutely: without a doubt." Baloney: ideology is all to Richards. She would fight tooth and nail against an appointee who looked like Sotomayor but voted like the late, great Antonin Scalia. Similarly, she'd be all in for a male person of pallor, so long as he was pro Roe.
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What an idiot.
The US Supreme Court is not,nor should it ever be concerned with or comprised of affirmative action hires, or “feel good” appointments. Rather, it should be comprised impartial, capable Constitutional jurists.
Somebody please shoot that idiot and put him out of my misery.
What a douche.
.... Supreme Court isn’t supposed to look “More like America” ...... It’s supposed to look and represent “More like the Constitution.”
I could not care less what the SCOTUS looks like.
The left always uses “diversity” to try to pass the most radical left wing person in their group.
It never means they have a person who is exceptionally qualified with diverse legal skills.
We all look like we went to Harvard or Yale or both?
Well, we do have a wide Latina on the bench.
A small first step of diversity would be to consider folks from law schools other than Yale and Harvard.
Stop with the diversity cr**. Any pluses are contrived.
There isn’t a protestant on the court. Its all Catholic and jewish, and 99% east coast.
JRB would be on my list if it were my choice.
Lol...you noticed that too?
Hey Mark!
It’s about how they THINK!!!
NOT how they LOOK!!!!
Then there should 4-5 Christians on the court.
Then give them all a used trailer and a welfare check!
I carried this same argument to my local paper. The editor ditched the article after the first day. A liberal professor
was talking religious diversity by putting a Hindu on the Supreme Court and talking historic symmetry, lol.
“49 of the 55 delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention were Protestants and yet we don’t have one today on the Supreme Court. The Constitution states there should be no religious test for office, but there clearly is. We have six Catholics (was seven) and two Jews on the Supreme Court. I guess it’s fine for a liberal professor to pontificate about diversity on the court except when it comes to religious diversity. You would think the Secularist here would be appalled that one religious denomination rules the Supreme Court, but I’m sure that’s not the case.
Obama has proven himself to be such a partisan hack, I’m surprised he never nominated anyone from his “Christian” faith, after all Protestants make up over 51 percent of the population. George Stephanopoulos had to remind him of his “Christian” faith after declaring his “Muslim” faith on national television. Since we’re talking history here professor, maybe you can enlighten us on the history of Abraham Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus, martial law, and arresting the chief justice of the Supreme Court during his era. Lincoln’s administration destroyed the separation of powers; destroyed the place of the Supreme Court in the Constitutional scheme of government and put the President, the military, and the executive branch of government in total control of American society. Strange how history repeats itself, this is just a preview.”
My sister told me that Whoopi Goldberg called Trump “the devil” on “The View” this morning.
Then, Joyless Behar called Trump supporters “racists.”
I’m all for ‘diversity’...
I want another black conservative, an Hispanic conservative, a Jewish conservative and maybe an Icelandic conservative or American Indian conservative.
I’m very open minded and accepting... I totally believe in ‘diversity’ and I’m superior to all people who don’t want the same kind of diversity I believe in....
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