The latest argument against the nomination of Samuel Alito goes like this: His nomination would leave the Supreme Court with 7 white men, one woman, and one black.
OK. Help the ol' Small Town Hick out with this. A case comes up to the Supreme Court, and Justice "X" says "This is an interesting case. A pity my fellow justices cannot see the nuances that I can, seeing as I grew up in the ghetto."
Are not "nuances" in this case the same as "biases"? Are the things we are really looking for in minority nominees not a set of preconceptions that rich educated Americans do not have?
Are we saying that the Supreme Court rules, not by the law, but by deciding in favor of "their" group? And that what we want now is that the Supreme Court should rule in favor of "our" group?
If so, I am in favor of disbanding what has become just another battleground for liberals and conservatives, and let the elected figures fight it out.
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