The next Supreme Court pick should be a woman, said Lauren Stiller Rikleen in The Boston Globe. "Women comprise approximately one-third of the legal profession," yet there is only one female justice on the nine-member high court -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg. When President Obama picks someone to replace retiring Justice David Souter, he should give women their due.
Here we go, said Don Surber in the Charleston, W.V., Daily Mail. With liberals in control in Washington, "gays want a gay justice. Hispanics want a Hispanic one. Women want a woman." Remember how boring it was when President Bush was around, and all his fellow conservatives wanted was someone who was qualified?
The short list of potential nominees is filled with qualified women, said Dahlia Lithwick and Hanna Rosin in Slate. Which, as always seems to happen in discussions of powerful women, means we're going to be treated to rumors that some of them are lesbians. The speculation and political opposition will be fueled by the fact that most of these women are "divorced or unmarried and childless" -- which really just tells you something about what it takes for women to succeed in the legal profession.
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
September 13 editorial cartoonsCartoons Saturday's political cartoons include court-approved racial profiling and America's moral compass
-
Giorgio Armani obituary: designer revolutionised the business of fashionIn the Spotlight ‘King Giorgio’ came from humble beginnings to become a titan of the fashion industry and redefine 20th century clothing
-
Kim Jong Un’s triumph: the rise and rise of North Korea’s dictatorIn the Spotlight North Korean leader has strengthened ties with Russia and China, and recently revealed his ‘respected child’ to the world
