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Well I guess the good news is Chris Christie didn't elevate his good buddy, Sharia-compliant, terrorist-sympathizing Superior Court Judge Sohail Mohammed to one of the two vacancies on the NJ State Supreme Court.
But the bad news is he just picked two guys with no judicial experience whatsoever, and touted their diversity as their major qualification.
Stressing the importance of maintaining diversity at the highest levels of New Jersey's judiciary, Gov. Chris Christie Monday nominated an openly gay African-American mayor and a Korean-American assistant attorney general to the Supreme Court.
In a move he called "historic," the Republican governor named Bruce Harris, a Republican who was elected mayor of Chatham Borough in November, and Phillip Kwon, who worked under Christie when he was U.S. attorney.
"Not only do their different backgrounds and career paths bring distinctive, important perspectives to the court, Bruce and Phil also capture our state's diversity," Christie said at a Statehouse news conference.
So that's what qualifies you to be a Supreme Court Justice? "Diversity" and "perspectives?" Hey, it's all they've got. No paper trail. No previous experience as a lower court judge (not even traffic court!). No legal scholarship or opinions they've authored which might hint at their judicial philosophy.
Just a blatant sop to Identity Politics. Well that, along with Christie's hunch they'll do the right thing.
He said he did not ask Kwan and Harris about specific cases but "my expectation is I've nominated two justices who understand the appropriate role of the courts in our system of government."
And Chris Christie calls himself a Conservative? Bwhahahaha! Conservatives pick judges like Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. Conservatives don't need to seek out a diverse perspective, we look for adherence to original intent. Conservatives aren't focused on demographic profiles, intellectual rigor is more our speed.
Democrats and RINOs play quota games. So deep down, which one is Chris Christie?
Now get this, check out the guy who's most excited about these appointments. He's the chief activist pushing gay "marriage" in New Jersey.
Steve Goldstein, the chief executive of Garden State Equality, a gay rights organization, said he was stunned when Christie informed him of [Harris'] nomination. "As I told the governor right then and there, you could have picked me up off the floor," he said.
Why do you suppose Chris Christie felt the need to explain his Supreme Court choices to a gay rights activist?
Allow me to spell it out for you.
Our state legislature has made enacting gay "marriage" their #1 priority this year.
Chris Christie claims he's opposed to gay "marriage," and said he'll veto the bill if it reaches his desk.
But wink, wink, nudge, nudge he's just historically appointed two new members of the NJ State Supreme Court — an openly gay man and the attorney currently overseeing State Police compliance with a "no racial profiling" consent decree. It's the very same court where a challenge to New Jersey's Civil Unions law is currently headed. With Steve Goldstein leading the charge. And Chris Christie whispering in his ear about diversity, giving Steve the vapors.
Hmmm.
If by some unexpected chance that court then goes and finds a Constitutional Right to gay "marriage?" Don't blame Chris Christie! It's the gosh-darned activist judiciary messing things up again! He's opposed to it. He said so!
Believe that, and I've got a bridge in Brooklyn you can have, cheap.
Because The Fix Is In.
Posted at 10:15 by Chris Wysocki
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