Thumbs up for Kagan
Whether you like Elena Kagan, or not, no one can say Obama’s choice to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens certainly isn’t qualified.
In fact, as the first female dean of Harvard Law School and the first woman to serve as solicitor general, Kagan’s professional credits prove she can more than handle the job.
As to accusations she’s too liberal, or rumors she’s gay – well, she’ll definitely be ‘right’ of Stevens, and what does her sexual orientation matter. Surely, we’ve gotten past that, by now.
What impresses me about Kagan is that she appears to follow her conscience and she stands up for what she believes is right. This, apparently, is a lifelong trait. As a young girl of 12, she fought to have a bat mitzvah ceremony in her upper west side Orthodox synagogue, at a time when the Jewish coming-of-age ritual was not something open to girls. She won that battle.
Though she considers herself a Conservative Jew, I doubt religion, sexual orientation, or political pressure will influence her decisions as Supreme Court Justice.
I could be wrong, but I like her moxy and am willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. So, I say – thumbs up for Kagan.
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Shani McManus
Sorry Shani, I have to disagree with you, not because of her religion or sexual preference, its because I believe she is not qualified, and her comments about dont ask dont tell and her her position on the military recruiting on colleges campuses, maybe I am wrong, but she is not the one I would prefer, way left of the judge she would be replacing
I like Kagan but am not sure what she’ll bring to the court. She has been quiet on issues such as the death penalty, executive power and same-sex marriage, and I don’t see a lot of passion. Yet I’m hopeful…
SHE WOULD DENY FREEDOM OF SPEECH TO ALL THAT DISAGREED WITH HER VIEW AND THAT OF HUSSEIN OBAMA.
Right On, Shani. I agree with you. kagen will be an asset on the court