How Biden’s new nominee is once again exposing American racism
President Biden just announced that he will be choosing an African American woman to take Justice Stephen Breyer’s place on the Supreme Court, as he is stepping down at the end of this year. While it may seem that many Americans are finally getting the representation they deserve, the new potential nominees have already experienced racism from right-wing conservative politicians, such as Texas senator Ted Cruz, who called the nomination of a Black woman to the Supreme Court “offensive.” Cruz has stated that because Black women make up just six percent of the U.S. population, Biden is essentially saying with his nomination that “he does not care about the other 94 percent of Americans.” Let’s debunk this.
Out of the 115 Supreme Court Justices that have served, 108 of them have been white males. This means that white males have been grossly over-represented throughout history. Not to mention the fact that six percent of Americans is equivalent to roughly 19,500,000 people. By placing just one Black woman on the Supreme Court, almost 20 million Americans will now feel like their needs are finally being taken into consideration. White Americans will still have six out of nine Justices on the Supreme Court to represent them. However, it’s 2022 and I am still writing this article explaining why racist comments are wrong and have no factual basis. White Americans always have been overly represented. Ted Cruz is just one of many who still perpetuates misinformation and lies at the expense of minorities and his own constituents. While solving the systemic issues within this country is no easy task, I do know that in order to start taking action, we must vote people like Ted Cruz out of office. So if you happen to be reading this, do me one favor and vote. Vote in your next congressional election as if America depends on it—because it does.