President Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Might Dismay Many

Would there be disappointment, surprise or acceptance by black americans if President Obama does not select an African American woman? One to replace the seat being vacated by Justice David Souter. I would answer affirmatively to all the above..

I can see the comments coming my way after publishing this article. I will be called racist, sexist, selfish, divisive etc.

I will respond, if race and gender should not be considered then the Court would still look like it did for the great majority of its history.

I would be very surprised due to the fact that Obama is in a unique and historical position in American History, as such his selection of an African American Negro woman would be far greater than just another “First” making “History”

The greater history to the world is that a Black Negro Woman, not dark skinned immigrants, who are often confused with or are legalized as, African Americans. No disrespect to them. I just want to make it perfectly clear the specific race of people to whom I am referring. The direct descendants of America’s Slaves who paid for our freedoms again and again.

The message that this would say to America and the world is that a Black woman is now one of the guardians of Our Constitution.

She, along with the other Justices, will be responsible for interpreting Our Constitution. This act would entrust to a decedent of the American Slaves a Constitution that was once interpreted to justify Slavery. Why am I bringing up History, one might ask or say. “The past is the past and can’t be undone” etc. And I get that too. but at the same time, I like to put the issues of our time in historical perspective for me to fully appreciate its significance
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Gingrich and Republicans, Back Off the Speaker!

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said again today and will continue saying tomorrow that Nancy Polosi should step down.

Please somebody tell Newt Gingrich these facts about his ambitions. Number One, Even if Nancy Polosi steps down from the House Speakership, He can’t get his old job back. By the way didn’t he step down or was he push down? I know it was not pretty.

Tell Newt, that as much as He and his cronies i.e. Michael Steele, Rush Limbaugh, and D.Cheney, would like to dictate what Obama should and should not do, in the case of Cheney. And now every time you turn on T.V. there’s is Newt dictating to Nancy Polosi to step down.

Who is Newt Gingrich? The man less influential than Romney, Giuliani, and McCain otherwise he would have decided to run for the White House instead of backing out at the eleventh hour. However with little to no support you cannot raise the amazing amounts of money required to run a first rate campaign and Newt saw the writing on the wall and sat on the sidelines. He continued his puppetry as a talking head at Fixed News. You know the fair and balanced cable station.lol.

Newt Gingrich realizes I think that he is only making Democrats stand by her side instead of agreeing with him and the dumb republicans that Polosi should step down. Gingrich and his republican cohorts are attempting to pressure a fine women of integrity to abdicate her position by that bunch of opportunist and buffoons who attack her relentlessly. Simply to advance their own agenda. Politics will always be politics and politicians will be politicians. In the end the best man or women wins. In this battle of the Speakers I’ll bet on Nancy, Mr.Speaker

Gingrich will continue to beat the dead horse. The democratic party will continue to believe Nancy Polosi’s statement about what she was told about Torture. Over Newt Gingrich’s big mouth assertions because his words are not proof of truth either. He’s nothing more than a publicity hound.

Gingrich and Cheney have had their day but as they say some people are addicted to power long after they realize that they don’t have any.

Mr. President Please Consider an African-American Woman for the U.S. Supreme Court

U.S, Supreme Court Justice David Souter made his announcement that he would be retiring from the Court at the end of the Court’s session in June. This departure will open the door for President Obama to nominate a replacement.

Much speculation has already taken place as to what kind of replacement The President will choose. A Woman has a shoe in already, or a Latino or a Liberal. Ultimately the Obama administration will select a candidate for nomination who will eventually be confirmed provided that there are no skeletons in their closets and their judicial record is clear of possible roadblocks that the neo-cons in the Senate can use to drag out the confirmation process.

When I look at the Court’s composition at present, I noticed that it is comprised of mostly white men. One Woman and one African-American man.

There is speculation that Obama could choose the first latino women to the Court. Time will tell what he decides but what is going on now is that many who would like to see a nominee who they feel will represent their interest are dropping names of the kinds of judges they would prefer to see on the Highist Court in the land.

I too would like to advocate for a specific judge. One who can bring a new voice for under represented citizens in this country.

For me the decision would be easy based on the criteria of representing an under represented minority. We all have heard the phrase “First Come First Serve” Therefore it would be fitting that a decendent of American Slaves whose ancestors endured Centuries of Slavery and terror to finally have her chance to form and shape the legal definitions of this same nation that is greatly brutallized its Black American citizens.

So when I watch the Pundits toss out possible replacements, Why don’t you all consider the very real possibility that President Obama just might choose an African-American women too. I never see the media types even considering an African-American Women in their speculations.

Is that so strange?