OPINION:
The announcement of Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement has sent the media and Washington officialdom into a frenzy of speculation that will exhaust us for …
OPINION: The announcement of Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement has sent the media and Washington officialdom into a frenzy of speculation that will exhaust us for a good chunk of this year. Within seconds of it hitting the wires, the left leaped into action beating the drum over its preferred appointment. The mainstream media conveniently forgets President Biden’s campaign promises on COVID, unity, the economy and rebuilding our stature in the world, but when it comes to his pledge to appoint a Black woman to the high court, they’re happy to cure their amnesia. First there is the speculation about appointing the first Black vice president, Kamala Harris, to the seat. Washington Times reporter Jeff Mordock astutely wrote a potential Harris appointment would, “help Mr. Biden rally with Black voters, while simultaneously dumping her from the ticket.” The Supreme Court isn’t a dumping ground for failed vice presidents. In fact, no vice president has ever been nominated to the court. The only former vice president to ever sit on the high court was former President William Howard Taft, who was a former judge in Ohio. The speculation about Ms. Harris, however, is a distraction to the larger issue. Americans’ faith in their institutions is collapsing. What they are looking for in any government official is someone who is competent, qualified and there for the right reasons. This is especially true when it comes to the Supreme Court. Americans will elect virtually anyone to Congress, and that’s the innate beauty of the legislative branch.
