Do you know this woman?

I know you probably don't know this woman personally but do you at least know her name? Take a good look at her. Still don't know, do you? That's OK. Not many people do.

Her name is Elena Kagan. She's President Obama's most recent Supreme Court nominee and she's undergoing Senate confirmation hearings as I write this (Do you know whose vacancy she's filling?).

I was reminded of this because there was an item in the paper today that reported on a recent Supreme Court decision that prevents cities and/or states from superceding the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution.

Do you know what the 2nd Amendment does? No? That's OK. You wouldn't be expected to unless you were a constitutional scholar--or a gun rights advocate--because that's what it does.

It's the 'right to bear arms' amendment.

I'm mentioning all of this not because I necessarily have an opinion one way or the other regarding gun ownership rights.

I mention it because it has been my view (as reported in previous blogs) that one of the President's most important and far-reaching actions is to appoint Supreme Court justices.

This will be Obama's second appointment. Do you know the name of his first appointment? Do you know the names of any Supreme Court Justices?

Don't feel bad if you don't. Recent polls reveal that there are very few people who can name more than a couple of them much less all 9. And this in spite of the fact that the Supreme Court is arguably the most powerful group of people in the country.

OK, we're done here. You can go back to doing what ever you were doing.