Breyer to Retire

So is Manchin a Democrat according to you?

 

Prior to Biden taking office yes.

 

Or rather, Jim Clyburn made it a campaign pledge for Biden.

 

That’s a reasonable presumption. Also, SC has two Republican Senators and Biden will make a play for Republican votes in the senate.

 

Of course he does. He's a bigot.

 

I will provide my brief two cents on this subject...

I can understand a President selecting a running mate based on criteria trying to get the most votes out for the ticket. For example a Presidential candidate who lives in the North selected a V.P. on the ticket who lives in another region to pull in the votes. It's pretty much the same in picking a V.P. for the ticket on the basis of race and/or gender in an attempt to pick up voting blocs that would normally support that other individual (the V.P.). In view that the V.P. is in many ways a ceremonial job with limited responsibilities (with the reality that most want to seek the Presidency eventually) -- it does not not make much difference in the executive branch operational capability. There have been numerous Presidents who rarely even spoke with their V.P. -- for example F.D.R. and Truman.

In my opinion a judge on the Supreme Court is a different situation. The President should seek out the most qualified individual aligned with the party's judicial ideology. The approach should be to define a pool of highly qualified candidates, interview them, and put forward the individual who appears to be the best fit (and can actually get confirmed). This pool may land up including judges of all races, genders, etc. and they can move forward with a black woman from the pool if desired. However in my opinion for the sake of the court and for their party -- they should not limit the selection pool by simply saying they are going to only focus on "black woman" as a entry criteria -- there are very many qualified sitting judges in the U.S. I clearly understand the positive image with a voting bloc if a black woman is selected for the court-- but this Supreme Court selection is very different than selecting a V.P. candidate.

 

I think the court should comprise highly qualified members representative of the people. That suggests Biden is on the right path.

 

They should be published.

 

Don't be to sure what the numbers would look like. You might be surprised.

 

All of the sudden, when a black woman is to be considered, you want LSAT scores published. Dude, this exactly racist. You are literally changing standards because of race. It’s ugly.