lot of meth heads in this country but not one meth head judge either. maybe we should pick based on qualifications instead of making sure everyone gets a turn.
Overall I would agree- one problem is that part of the “qualifications” of a Supreme Court judge are what sorts of values inform their interpretation of law. Imagine for a moment that the Supreme Court were 7/9 religious fundamentalists who when interpreting the constitution took any clause that said something like “all men …” or “all people” and rules that women could have been meant to be included in those rights because they don’t meet those criteria. This is a simplified and extreme example- but the point is that if you had a bunch of religious folks who believed to their core women shouldn’t speak to men or shouldn’t be able to work because their highest god deemed it so; and those people not only said openly, but routinely showed their decisions to be guided by that personal faith- that’s a qualification issue. The United States is not a religious theocracy. Catholics and Muslims and people of most all faiths shouldn’t be barred from having voices or participating-
But there are fundamental issues like conflicts of interest when secular matters for secular and non secular people of a wide range of beliefs are made at the highest level via the application of non secular values. The judicial system, with the Supreme Court as its highest authority, exists the uphold and protect the legal rights and general freedoms of all who exist under the jurisdiction of the United States of America.
The Supreme Court is to enforce the laws of man and the will of man. If God or gods want to enforce their laws, religious texts tell us that they have in the past in present the ability and authority to do so at their own discretion. God or gods that exist do not need the help of some grown ups wearing black curtains to exert their will. So a primary qualification for the Supreme Court is to truly believe in protecting and upholding the laws of man as they apply secularly. That’s my take anyway.
The Supreme Court is to enforce the laws of man and the will of man. If God or gods want to enforce their laws, religious texts tell us that they have in the past in present the ability and authority to do so at their own discretion. God or gods that exist do not need the help of some grown ups wearing black curtains to exert their will. So a primary qualification for the Supreme Court is to truly believe in protecting and upholding the laws of man as they apply secularly. That’s my take anyway.