by Dr. Ada M. Fisher
Obama’s Black Pawns
The liberal elitism of the Obama
Administration is again being demonstrated by his nomination of chief judge for
the US D. C. Court of Appeals Garland Merrick for the US Supreme Court. There
has never been an African American female nominated to the US Supreme Court
which is deplorable. As the father of two black daughters, as well as
husband to a black wife who is an attorney, one would think that out of three
shots at nominations for SCOTUS, President Obama should have given this some
priority.
Again we see Obama go to the well of
Harvard for an appointee -- as the late Justice Scalia noted, there are too
many present on the court with five from that one institution already.
What about the other law school graduates particularly UNC, Stanford or black
institutions like Howard (Thurgood Marshall) or North Carolina Central
University? Where is the southern, Midwestern or other regional
influence on SCOTUS?
There is also already a glaring
religious imbalance on the court with five Catholics and three Jews. As a
Jew I’d like to see all nine justices as such; however, the addition of Merrick
would make five Catholics and four Jews which doesn’t reflect the demography of
the USA.
There is a growing divide between the
rank and file of the African American population and politicians of color who
are increasingly leaving their roots behind in the quest for power and
support. Obama has been given an unquestioning free ride by African
Americans without asking the Janet Jackson question, “What have you done for me
lately.”
-Our HBCUs continue in their struggle
with more money appropriated for community colleges which steer students away
from them. Quietly not discussed is data that Ronald Reagan who after
Jimmy Carter put in the White House Initiative on HBCUs with George W. Bush
appropriating more funds for such than William Clinton or Barack Obama.
The Obama Administration’s changes to the Plus Loan Program eliminated over
35,000 qualified black college students from eligibility for
such.
-For a man who admits in his book to
“smoking a little blow”, why has there been neglect of the countless people of
color and the poor imprisoned for doing the same on Obama’s watch or suffering
disproportionately because of the Clinton Policy of three strikes you’re
out.
-ObamaCare has befallen the poor with
such high deductible premiums that not as much has changed on health care costs
and access is still a problem as the reimbursement rates fail to compensate for
the surge in expenses.
-In a supposedly improving economy, why is there seemingly
little gain in our communities, our crime rates still flourishing, drugs
infesting the corners where we live and urban areas controlled by democrats
still withering on the vines?
-As much as poorer communities need entrepreneurs and
businesses, why per the American Business League did the Small Business
Administration take a 25% hit?
Though President Obama is to represent
all of the people, a bit more outreach for we the people would be nice.
Must the burdens be done on our backs? And by the way, what was that Nobel
Peace Prize really for?
A look at Republican leadership which
controls 32 of 50 legislatures nationally says there may be more to the other
side than meets the eye, especially in North Carolina where our unemployment
and tax rates have decreased while our bond ratings are A and jobs continue to
grow, teachers got one of the largest raises in the nation, all while lowering
our debts and repaying unemployment liabilities to the federal government. Ohio
seems to be stabilized as well under Republican leadership.
Before we select our presidential
leadership, look at not just our personal prosperity and security or the pandering
to say what folks think we want to hear. We need stability in trying
times. We need not more of the same but new directions. If the promises
being made seem too good to be true, they likely are. If the track
records are balanced and the ticket affordable get on board.
Dr. Ada
M. Fisher is a physician, licensed teacher in secondary education—Mathematics
and Science, former School Board Member, Medical Director in a
Fortune 500 Company and as well as the NC Republican National Committee
Woman. Her book, Common Sense Conservative Prescriptions Solutions for What
Ails Us, Book I may be ordered through any bookstore or purchased on line
through Amazon.com or thecreatespaceStore.com or on Kindle. Contact her at P.
O. Box 777; Salisbury, NC 28145; DrFisher@DrAdaMFIsher.org
