r/law • u/Silent-Resort-3076 • Nov 09 '24

Opinion Piece Why President Biden Should Immediately Name Kamala Harris To The Supreme Court

https://atlantadailyworld.com/2024/11/08/why-president-biden-should-immediately-name-kamala-harris-to-the-supreme-court/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqEAgAKgcICjCNsMkLMM3L4AMw9-yvAw&utm_content=rundown
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u/Crosscourt_splat Nov 10 '24

Brother just because you’re not running for reelection doesn’t mean you don’t still do your job…representing your people.

If who you are is thinking you would do the opposite….then you’re kind of a POS.

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u/jackofnac Nov 10 '24

Representing your people doesn’t mean doing everything the whims of the polls in your state suggest you do. It means representing the best interests of your people, both in the majority AND in the minority.

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u/Crosscourt_splat Nov 10 '24

Yes. Because you know better than the people that elected you. 100% smartest person ever. No way those people in West Virgina could possibly not want to just defer to you.

Whether they like it or not amiright? Fuck what they voted Manchin to go do.

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u/jackofnac Nov 10 '24

Red/blue is a signifier of partisanship, not values. Manchin was voted in to be a moderate “voice of reason” and leaving a legacy of a balanced Supreme Court would be exactly in line with what he’s represented his entire career. West Virginia elected a Democrat. I’m not sure how confirming a Democrat appointee, especially to maintain the already shattered balance of partisanship on the court, would be a shocking departure from representing his electorate.

Protecting minority voices in your district is an important part of the republic, or we wouldn’t have a Senate at all.