Identity Politics, the elevation of a small, minority group’s political requirements, and expectations over the requirements and needs of the majority group – the whole, is dangerous and wrong. And choosing a Supreme Court nominee, just because the person can ‘check’ boxes on some sort of ‘-ist’ list or can tout a hyphenated heritage, is risky beyond all explanation.
The Supreme Court is expected to provide blind justice, and a nominee with a political agenda or who wants to steer public policy through the courts rather than through the legislative process, puts the nation in a perilous position.
As alarming as identity politics is to citizens of the United Sates of America, there is no question that Obama will choose the next Supreme Court justice based on some focus group tested, ideology driven, political faction pleasing, set of ‘-ists.’
And the justice system in our nation will be poorer for it.
