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kpete

(72,006 posts) Mon Oct 28, 2013, 03:48 PM Oct 2013

The Women Of The Supreme Court

Here's the new portrait of all women who have ever served on SCOTUS. It's not a big painting. pic.twitter.com/nGPUD6UdFf
https://twitter.com/AriMelber/status/394878092436463616/photo/1

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The Women Of The Supreme Court (Original Post) kpete Oct 2013 OP

I agree 4 women in all this time...we need an all female court. Rex Oct 2013 #1

Jury of our peers? KT2000 Oct 2013 #2

Rex

(65,616 posts)

1. I agree 4 women in all this time...we need an all female court.

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Mon Oct 28, 2013, 03:50 PM

Oct 2013

Why not.

KT2000

(20,586 posts)

2. Jury of our peers?

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Mon Oct 28, 2013, 05:43 PM

Oct 2013

The SC essentially serves as a jury so how can women obtain justice when the majority are males? To be more in keeping with our population there should be 4 women on the Supreme Court at all times.

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