Should the US Supreme Court be more diverse?

@raditz Said

Should be based on qualifications, not some ignorant idea of "diversity."

@raditz Said

Should be based on qualifications, not some ignorant idea of "diversity."

@SparklyKatie Said

But aren't people who go to Harvard and Yale generally from rich, privileged backgrounds? Could an average Joe be just as qualified in law coming from a lesser law school?

@plebian_angel Said

People go to Harvard and Yale on scholarships also.

@Hazuki0chan Said

Doesn't it strike you as a little odd that most of these "qualified persons" are white old men? If someone from a minority is more than qualified, what's the big deal if that person is picked?

@SparklyKatie Said

The nomination of Elena Kagan to replace the retiring John Paul Stevens on the US Supreme Court means, if she is confirmed, all of the justices will have been at either Harvard or Yale law schools. But why should two educational bodies provide all of the US's most senior judges?

It has also been pointed out that four of the court will be New Yorkers and that the court will consist of six Catholics and three Jews - no protestants.

With white, black, and Hispanic justices on the court and both men and women represented, the court might seem heterogeneous but in terms of educational background it's become extremely homogeneous.

"The court has become a bastion of the elite - it's sophisticated, north-eastern, highly cultured,"

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8690868.stm

Should where they went to school matter? Or is it more important to have sexual and racial diversity?

Does the fact that they all graduated from just two schools make it elitist?

Discuss.

@Spinkiegirl Said

To me, it's more important to have judges that are first and foremost, QUALIFIED for the job! However, this is a diverse country, so I want diversity in ever elected official and those that serve in office as well! I don't care where they were educated!

@Hazuki0chan Said

Doesn't it strike you as a little odd that most of these "qualified persons" are white old men? If someone from a minority is more than qualified, what's the big deal if that person is picked?

@raditz Said

The SC judges aren't elected.

@Hazuki0chan Said

In short, yes.