I Choose You! [Pikachu]

President Obama has nominated his second Justice to the Supreme Court - Elena Kagan. After watching her press conferences and Wikipedia-ing her credentials, I must admit that her experience is quite impressive: Dean of Harvard Law School, clerk under Justice Thurgood Marshall, teaching law at the University of Chicago, etc.

But the debate sparks over her sexual orientation - the first openly gay Supreme Court Justice?

No doubt this will impact decisions for her Confirmation. But, that gets me thinking. Is President Obama nominating such unique and diverse Justices for the sake of nominating people who not only have excellent experience but also are "the first ______ Justice"? Such as the first female Hispanic woman or the first openly homosexual Justice? I can't help but notice that President Obama is quite big on his interpretation of "change." Even my Obama-supporting peers can agree that it's quite odd that President Obama always happens to select the most diverse people to serve the United States. Not that there's anything wrong with that - but I do hope that these kinds of attributes aren't what make these candidates special. Instead, I wish that President Obama would select these nominees solely on the basis of academia and judicial experience; but I'm not a utopian thinker, I know the real facts.

It's quite apparent to me that President Obama seems to have a goal to leave behind a striking legacy, one of "hope" and "change". Perhaps he wants to be remembered throughout history like Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, or Reagan, and not be forgotten. But I really don't know what lines he will cross to be "remembered"...do you?