I wanted to bring up the fact that Elena Kagan is now the newest member of the Supreme court. She's the fourth woman to ever hold the job. Of course I wish her and the country well in the decades ahead.
I am pleased that she will be one of the more liberal voices on the court. I have little doubt as to which way she will side when the time comes for the court to decide on issues of gay marriage for instance. Which brings us to a couple of the reasons that Obama nominated her in the first place. For she is not only the fourth woman to hold the job. She is also the first gay one. Obama knows that we gays are not happy with him for moving so slowly on "Don't ask, don't tell." So this was a way for him to try to appease us.
Some may say that they are thrilled by it. The diehards may say that it is not nearly enough. But for myself I am very pleased. Kagan will be the token lesbian for a while. Once the country adjust to that, then they will see less reason to object to an openly gay male.
The country elected an African-American president with a resounding majority of the vote. Now we have a gay justice on the Supreme Court. Of course real progress will come when people don't notice or don't care about the person's gender of sexual orientation. As long as they are competent and well qualified.
I am pleased that she will be one of the more liberal voices on the court. I have little doubt as to which way she will side when the time comes for the court to decide on issues of gay marriage for instance. Which brings us to a couple of the reasons that Obama nominated her in the first place. For she is not only the fourth woman to hold the job. She is also the first gay one. Obama knows that we gays are not happy with him for moving so slowly on "Don't ask, don't tell." So this was a way for him to try to appease us.
Some may say that they are thrilled by it. The diehards may say that it is not nearly enough. But for myself I am very pleased. Kagan will be the token lesbian for a while. Once the country adjust to that, then they will see less reason to object to an openly gay male.
The country elected an African-American president with a resounding majority of the vote. Now we have a gay justice on the Supreme Court. Of course real progress will come when people don't notice or don't care about the person's gender of sexual orientation. As long as they are competent and well qualified.