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  I hope he chooses the best qualified, not the most diverse.
context: And the right has made choosing unqualified federal judges a priority. >
  
  Unqualified is the key word here. They're good if they can cheat, lie and be bought. >
  
  I'm fine with this as long as they are good judges. Have more faith in him than Hochuls diverse selection in NY, who fortunately won't likely pass confirmation >
  
  Like holy fuck every one of these comment sections for stories like this are filled with concern trolls.
  With institutional racism diversity is inherently a qualification in itself as it brings us closer to a more representative republic, which I believe is a goal given that we are a representative democracy. 
  Sure, maybe that's not enough when considering individuals, but the pool of diverse and otherwise qualified is huge. Biden has absolutely been picking from that list. >
  
  
  your ethnic background is inherently a qualification
  
  Lol ok buddy >
  
  How is variety in ethnicities racist? >
  
  Who said it was racist? I’m saying your skin colour isn’t “inherently a qualification”. The vast majority of normal people don’t care about ethnicity because it’s irrelevant. Too many people are hyper focused on the colour of people’s skin, it’s totally weird dude. Saying it’s “inherently a qualification” is a step even further, it’s wacky as hell. >
  
  Well not having a variety of ethnicities in matters of justice is racist, since having a monolith of anything means it won't represent the people at large. >
  
  I never said I had anything against diversity. I said that skin colour isn’t “inherently a qualification” because it is fundamentally wrong and kind of fucking stupid. In fact, it completely flies in the face of MLK’s famous yet seemingly now forgotten dream — that people be judged on the content of their character rather than the colour of their skin.
  It’s literally the exact same mentality that white people used to arbitrarily qualify themselves above other races for so long. >
  
  There's people of all skin colors that are qualified to be judges.
  The courts generationally and systematically excluded black and brown people, and still is almost exclusively an old white man's game.  
  Fixing this imbalance by filling jobs with minorities is a good thing. It doesn't mean they got there only because of their skin tone. Unlike conservative judges, they were well qualified to begin with.  
  Filling a position is not exclusively about comparing candidates in a theoretical vacuum. It's about team building, and equal representation, and all sorts of other things that could nudge one candidate above another. >
  
  
  There’s people of all skin colors that are qualified to be judges.
  
  I didn’t say or suggest there weren’t nor did I say or suggest that the Biden administration is appointing unqualified judges based solely on their skin colour.
  I only replied to the user who said that race is inherently a qualification, pointing out how fucking stupid that is. You can just say diversity is good without elevating it to something as asinine and frankly regressive as “my skin colour inherently qualifies me”. >
  
  Saying it is a qualification is nothing like saying it is the sole qualification. >
  
  How about picking the best people or most qualified for the job. >
  
  Do you share these same "concerns" every time another white dude gets appointed? >
  
  Is one of the selection criteria when they are appointed that they are white? >
  
  Arguably, yes. It's just not explicit. That's how systemic racism works. >
  
  So no but your original question wasn't made in good faith.... >
  
  Qualification above diversity. Especially for such roles. >
  
  What qualifications?
  What were Kavanaugh and Barret's qualifications?