Would it be too much to ask that there be an Atheist for the SC?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

:shrug:

[Brickbat]

1. Now THAT would be awesome.

[bbgrunt]

2. that would be two awesome.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

13. totally

thanks ;)

[Vexatious Ape]

3. It shouldn't be

I'd love it--and the hellstorm that it would kick off. The Right would go apeshit over an atheist judge.

[ensho]

4. it would be great but too many people would swoon in horror

we are not civilized enough yet.

[Vexatious Ape]

10. that's the best

way to describe the situation here--we're not civilized enough. You nailed it.

[cali]

5. I don't care.

I just want a solid liberal.

[MattBaggins]

6. Not in our lifetimes

[Betty Karlson]

7. Yes, that would be too much

[JBoy]

8. In any western country other than the US, it wouldn't be a problem.

[undeterred]

9. Since the law of the land is the Ten Commandments

that would be inappropriate.

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[DavidDvorkin]

11. Which is less likely - an atheist SC justice, or an atheist President?

It's hard to say, but they're both extremely unlikely. Extreeeeeemely.

[muffin1]

12. Sadly, yes.

It's my dream, but I'm sure I'll be long dead before that happens in this "Christian nation". I would love to see an atheist President, too.

[edhopper]

14. Would it be too much to ask that there be

a real Liberal nominated to the SC?

[Jim__]

15. Do you have a candidate to recommend?

[Donnachaidh]

16. or someone INTELLIGENT enough NOT to mix their religious views in with law

I have no problems with people having personal religious views - I *do* have problems with people who use those views to decide cases on the bench.

At one time in this country people could step away from one to do the other. We've gone backwards, it would seem.

[blondeatlast]

19. Exactly. Regardless of the issue, I'd like to see them rule form law--because justice

is pretty much always going to be on the liberal side of the political fence.

[krabigirl]

23. exactly. I don't care what someone's beliefs are. I just want them to not interject them ro

into this very important position.

[progressoid]

17. When hell freezes over.

err...ummm...never mind.

k/r

[cherish44]

18. No way would an atheist be approved for the SC in this day and age

Could you imagine the pants shitting that would go on if one was even "considered"? I personally don't care about the religious beliefs of any potential nominee as long as they are intelligent and can seperate themselves from their religion when it comes to interpreting the law. And yes I think only liberals are capable of that.

[Liberal_in_LA]

20. Yes.. nominees for high govt positions my fake religiosity

[MineralMan]

21. There probably already are. It's just that declaring your non-belief

can be a bar to appointment and acceptance. Odds are that more than one of these well-educated and intelligent people is a non-believer.

In my many conversations with clergy, I discovered that many of them are actually secret non-believers, too. The first one who confided that to me was a shock. The shock grew much fainter as time went by.

[kentuck]

22. I'm sure the Senate would vote for him/her unanimously...

Dream on.

[piratefish08]

24. but then how would we legislate religious morality?????

oh - the HORROR!

[ProgressiveProfessor]

25. Why would it matter?

Despite some of the claims about the headcount by religion, how many of the justices are active and practicing their purported faiths?