President Barack Obama is soon going to make his first, and hopefully not last, appointment for the Supreme Court. I just read a front page article from the NYT that discussed Obama's views on law, the role that it plays in our society, and the type of person that he is most likely to choose. The article reminded me of why I have so much faith in him. Basically, he fucking gets it. He understands that it is not what you believe that is right but what is right that is right. He understands that, now more than ever, we need people running our government who are openminded, thoughtful, and ego-less. He understands that being able to admit that you are wrong, understand why, move on with the new knowledge in tow, and call upon that new knowledge with confidence in the future is maybe the most important quality that a person, let alone a freaking supreme court justice, can have. The article makes the point that Obama is not necessarily going to appoint some far left thinker. Instead, he is going to appoint someone who thinks outside of their own biases and sees through all of the fog that our absurd, reactionary, propagandistic, and fear-mongering society is shrouded in, to the truth.
Here's the article. Check it out. Do some thinking. Leave some comments.
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