Commentary It’s a measure of how thoroughly the left controls public discourse that diversity on the Supreme Court is being discussed entirely in racial and gender terms. I prefer that justices be appointed solely on merit and judicial philosophy. If, however, President Joe Biden thinks the court should “look more like America,” then he needs to consider candidates from groups other than African-American women—groups largely or entirely excluded from the court, although more numerous than African-American women. To make the court “look like America,” Biden’s pool should include candidates from these categories: Protestants Protestantism is the largest religion in the country, claiming nearly 50 percent of all Americans. A court that “looks like America” should include four or five Protestants. Yet for decades, Protestants have been almost entirely absent from the Supreme Court. Eight of the nine sitting justices are Catholic or Jewish. From 2010, when John Paul Stevens retired, …
Biden’s Pool of Potential SCOTUS Nominees Hurts Diversity Rather than Promotes It
February 1, 2022
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