souter1As many of you have probably heard, U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter is set to retire from the bench, opening the door for Obama to nominate his first SCOTUS replacement.  I have read several news articles saying the pressure is on Obama to nominate a woman because there is only one woman currently on the bench.  Others are saying he is under pressure to nominate the first Hispanic to the bench.  And just today I read how there is pressure for him to nominate a gay man or woman to the bench.  So apparently Obama needs to find a Hispanic gay woman to satisfy everyone’s felt need for diversity.  Whatever happened to finding the person best qualified for the job, regardless of their race, sex, or sexual orientation?  Have we become so politically correct that our primary concern is to make SCOTUS a rainbow of diversity to reflect our tolerance, rather than a body of the most qualified judges in the land?  Unfortunately, the answer is yes, we have.  Frankly, I don’t care if we appoint a gay Hispanic woman.  I only care that she is a good judge who will interpret and apply the Constitution as written, rather than as she would like it to be written.