An Openly Gay Supreme Court Justice?

[romantico]

Would Obama do it? I would LOVE to see that!

[Fresh_Start]

1. I'd rather see an openly liberal justice

but I don't think either of us are going to get what we want

[ZombieHorde]

2. I would love to that too! But ultimately, sexual orientation should not be qualification.

[Bucky]

3. America's not ready for a black president, oops, I mean an openly gay talk show host, I mean SCOTUS

Oh, shit, I meant to type "racially integrated military".

[FLAprogressive]

4. lesbian - maybe......gay man - nope

Lesbians are *far* more accepted in society than gay men are and I can guarantee that there'd be more of an uproar over the latter than the former. (And we know Obama doesn't like to fight) Sad but true.

[Bluebear]

5. LOL

A nice thought but although we're likable enough, I don't see it happening.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

6. That would be cool!

especially if it was a woman!

[RKP5637]

7. If anyone ever asked me anything in this democracy, I would say yea!!! n/t

[FreeJG]

8. Come on.....Roberts is gay....he took a wife and adopted two kids at 40

for his career i do believe. He'll never come out.

[David__77]

12. Well it would be great if he was gay.

It could spark a real ideological transformation later on. We've seen this many times. I wouldn't be surprised to see Lindsay Graham become a Democrat after he's out of the senate and decides he's sick of celibacy.

[Bluebear]

13. "I do believe" - well that proves it.

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9. I would love to see a justice chosen...

solely on their merits and experience and is capable of keeping their personal opinions, religious and political beliefs to themselves.

But, we can't have any of that now can we when we could have a Middle Eastern transgendered dwarf, to serve on the bench if it will satisfy peoples need to feel all warm and snuggly about their 'progressiveness' and openness to diversity.

[Thrill]

10. There was a poll about this a few weeks ago

And Americans were in favor of it

[stillwaiting]

11. I'm gay and I don't want her on the court. WAY too conservative. nt

[walldude]

14. Would Obama do it...

No. Do you think the Republicans would stand for a gay judge? According to them passing HCR was "The Apocalypse" A gay on the supreme court? The Big Bang. End of the universe as we know it. Or as Calvin would have called it... The Horrendous Space Kablooie!!

[craigmatic]

15. he won't do it. it's an election year. he'll pick a liberal without any bold opinions. n/t

[usregimechange]

16. Um, perhaps...

Pamela S. Karlan, Professor of law at Stanford Law School
51 Years old.

Experience
# Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
# Professor of law, University of Virginia School of Law.
# Founding Director, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
# Commissioner, California Fair Political Practices Commission
# Law clerk to Justice Harry A. Blackmun of the U.S. Supreme Court
# Law clerk, Judge Abraham D. Sofaer, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
# Author, on Constitutional law and related subjects, well published including a recent book with Goodwin Liu detailing "a progressive vision of constitutional interpretation."