Delete comment from: Boston 1775
Every time we have a supreme court opening we have the same national discussion. Should the members of the court collectively (resemble, represent, mirror etc.) the composition of the American people? Answering "yes" to this question assumes that nine people can somehow represent a nation economically, racially, sexually, socially, etc. A very unlikely proposition.
But, to keep this from happening, why not solve it by legislation. Should we have a law that identifies the priorities for future supreme court appointees based on some of these "other" considerations in addition to having superior legal background and knowledge? We could then have a quota system that would be well known and analyzed prior to the presidential appointments.
Good idea?
Jun 3, 2009, 7:52:23 PM