Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire

[gozalim]

That is your view, others view and that is fine. My view and many others are completely opposite.

Qualified people from diverse backgrounds are a good thing. That is all he is doing.

this is their view, not mine.
people can accept one, and oppose another, without race being the reason

[CountValentine]

this is their view, not mine.

My bad.

people can accept one, and oppose another, without race being the reason

True but what is also true is race can be the issue.

[Kobe Bryant]

“President Biden has decided to nominate to the Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The nomination would make her the first ever African-American-women SCOTUS.

Jackson will be replacing retiring Supreme Court Justice Breyer, for whom she clerked during the 1999 term after serving as a clerk in 1997-1998 to Judge Bruce M. Selya, a federal judge in Massachusetts.” CNN

[zh cohen]

“President Biden has decided to nominate to the Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The nomination would make her the first ever African-American-women SCOTUS.

Jackson will be replacing retiring Supreme Court Justice Breyer, for whom she clerked during the 1999 term after serving as a clerk in 1997-1998 to Judge Bruce M. Selya, a federal judge in Massachusetts.” CNN

They must be pretty worried about the reaction to her nomination if they are dropping the news on a Friday and when Ukraine will keep it out of the headlines.

[aygart]

They must be pretty worried about the reaction to her nomination if they are dropping the news on a Friday and when Ukraine will keep it out of the headlines.

Meh this is standard procedure and was done with Trump nominees as well. They drop it on Friday and get surrogates on the Sunday political shows.

[whYME]

Meh this is standard procedure and was done with Trump nominees as well. They drop it on Friday and get surrogates on the Sunday political shows.

I seem to remember it being a whole big announcement event with Trump

[aygart]

I seem to remember it being a whole big announcement event with Trump

Barrett was nominated Friday September 25th 2020

[CountValentine]

They must be pretty worried about the reaction to her nomination if they are dropping the news on a Friday and when Ukraine will keep it out of the headlines.

He said he would announce by the end of the month. Those that are worried would drop info after the COB on Friday.

Is she not qualified or announcing on a Friday is what matters?

[CountValentine]

Barrett was nominated Friday September 25th 2020

Not on the 26th which was a Saturday?

[aygart]

Not on the 26th which was a Saturday?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/us/politics/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court.html

[CountValentine]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/us/politics/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court.html

Paywall but will take your word for it. My simple google search were all 26th but that probably was when the covid super spreader party took place. 

[aygart]

Paywall but will take your word for it. My simple google search were all 26th but that probably was when the covid super spreader party took place. 

All you need to see is the headline and the date. It is really all in the link.

[whYME]

Is she not qualified

Well she is black and I think she identifies as a woman so I guess she is.

[aygart]

Well she is black and I think she identifies as a woman so I guess so.

Why would that make her not qualified? I presume you mean sarcastically that therefore she IS qualified

[whYME]

Why would that make her not qualified?

edited to clarify

[CountValentine]

edited to clarify

So what do you have against a black woman?

[aygart]

So what do you have against a black woman?

Comon, he's expressed his sentiment before that being a black woman shouldn't be a requirement.

[whYME]

So what do you have against a black woman?

Absolutely nothing.

The #1 qualification for this opening was stated as being a black woman and she clearly qualifies.

[CountValentine]

Comon, he's expressed his sentiment before that being a black woman shouldn't be a requirement.

Many have but didn't express that view when it was a "woman".

[CountValentine]

Absolutely nothing.

The #1 qualification for this opening was stated as being a black woman and she clearly qualifies.

Where did you get the #1 qualification was you had to be a black woman?
The #1 qualification was you have to be highly qualified.