President Joe Biden has reiterated his campaign pledge to exclude hundreds of qualified judges from consideration for a Supreme Court nomination because of their race and gender.
“The person I will nominate will be someone of extraordinary qualifications, character, experience, and integrity,” Biden told reporters this week. “And that person will be the first black woman ever nominated to the United States Supreme Court. It’s long overdue, in my opinion.”
Not too long ago, this would have been considered discrimination — and it still would be, had Biden announced that he plans to consider only white men rather than black women.
Although other presidents have made similar pledges to consider race and gender when choosing nominees — Ronald Reagan said during the 1980 election cycle that he wanted to nominate a woman to the bench — Biden has gone much further. He isn’t just saying that he will take into consideration the race and gender of whomever he chooses; he has explicitly said he will eliminate all candidates who do not fit his criteria for race and gender, no matter how qualified.
I have no doubt there are many qualified black female judges out there who will fit Biden’s bill. But there are also many qualified Asian, Hispanic, and Indian women and men in the courts who were ruled out instantly just because they’re not the right race or sex. That is wrong, and it shouldn’t be controversial to say so.
Cultural leftists have decided that discrimination is good, as long as it’s done in the name of “equity.” To them, true equality requires providing equal outcomes rather than equal opportunities. It is disappointing to see Biden adopt both of these toxic ideas and put them into practice. I certainly hope his Supreme Court nominee won’t do the same.
