Discrimination for Me but Not for Thee
After the announcement of the retirement of Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer, President Biden immediately made his own announcement about Breyer’s successor: White men need not apply. He didn’t actually say that, of course, but he might as well have since he announced, not that he would nominate the most qualified person to fill the vacancy on the Court, but that he would only nominate a black woman.
Republicans, as expected, were not happy. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) called the decision “offensive,” and an “insult” to black women. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) remarked that Biden’s nominee will be a “beneficiary” of affirmative action.
But some Democrats weren’t too excited either. Former House member Tulsi Gabbard criticized the president for his decision, and labeled such a move as harmful “identity politics.” Said Gabbard: “Biden chose Harris as his VP because of the color of her skin and sex—not qualification. She’s been a disaster, Now he promises to choose Supreme Court nominee on the same criteria. Identity politics is destroying our country.”
Biden’s blatant act of discrimination was actually the fulfillment of his campaign promise to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court that he made during a Democratic presidential debate in South Carolina at the urging of South Carolina representative James Clyburn (D-SC), the majority whip
Article from LewRockwell
