Respond to the following with why/why not you agree or disagree with the below statement.

Yes I believe that the lack of women and people of color on the bench is incredibly damaging and frustrating for those who are lacking representation, cultural awareness and support is something that I believe could be pushed forward if the right presentation was included. I also think that due to the lack of these groups, we continue to cause more tension and conflict with the communities. Although most judges are directly elected by voters as mentioned in chapter 2 , I think we lack in trying to spread information on the process of voting and why it's important for courts.

For women I believe this creates an injustice in subjects such as abortion, sexual assault, and violence, with certain perspectives being missed about the pain and suffering that these situations can cause, because of the lack of experience that some men may have with these. I also believe that this also applies to people of color, also facing assault and discrimination against their communities, with the lack of representation in the Supreme Court some of these issues will never be evaluated from the eyes of those harmed.

Abortion is a large part of the woman's rights conversation but really another way that some have found to help support the argument for women's rights is as J.P scanlon states that "Justifying such measures as remedies for past dis- crimination raises the question of how favoring some members of a particular group can make up for dis- crimination against other members of the group".(scanlon 36-41) there are many groups that continue to fight against abortion, religious and gender wise can both be included. As we continue to have this argument should we continue to criminalize such actions due to satisfying such groups, that is why I believe that if we had more representation from the communities that were to be affected it could help increase a larger point of view.