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That's a dumb ass question.
It's definitely NOT a dumbass question.. But this is a dumbass thread..
You get provoked by looking at some raw numbers, IMMEDIATELY leap over all critical thinking and analysis and declare RACISM... You didn't even KNOW how many systems of picking state judges exist in the various states, REFUSE to discuss valid demographics and political reasons for that disparity and go and wank out a thread declaring it racist...
While the Brennan Institute probably stops short of CALLING it racism to maintain their dignity -- because they are AWARE of the real world reasons for the disparity in numbers (as I just repeated) -- THEY have a cynical POLITICAL objective to pack courts in states where people chose to be conservative or at LEAST -- not progressive... That's their goal.. To FORCE unconstitutional requirements on states with virtually NO black citizenship or majority leftist governments with black judges that will heel to the march of Socialism and Progressivism in states they cannot REACH within the laws...
The reason for the disparity in those numbers (for the 3rd time) is mostly demographics, politics and process of selection. -- NOT racism as in your dumbass title.... You want to remain ignorant of that. And refuse to even ALLOW the discussion...
So I'll oblige you... Have fun on the soapbox....
It was a dumb ass question and I know the numbers full well.
"A recent report on racial and gender diversity from the American Constitution Society found that white men comprise 58 percent of state court judges, even though they make up less than one-third of the population. Less than one-third of state judges are women, and only 20 percent are people of color. Meanwhile, Latinos constitute 17 percent of the U.S. population, African Americans 12 percent, and Asians and other people of color 8 percent. Women of color comprise nearly one-fifth of the overall population but only 8 percent of state judges."
Racial and Gender Diversity Sorely Lacking in America’s Courts - Center for American Progress
If it was just about the things you say the information above would not be so.
This is not the Center for American Progress according to flacaltenn..
" Last week, a group of African American voters sued Alabama under the Voting Rights Act, alleging that its system of at-large elections for the state’s three appellate courts discriminates against black voters. Since 1994, every black candidate for the state’s 19 appellate judgeships has lost to a white candidate. As ThinkProgress noted, “At-large elections have been a common tactic across the country” to minimize the political influence of voters of color."