Supreme Folly

I don't understand how Justice Ginsburg, a well educated and talented jurist, cannot "get" the relative simplicity of testing to determine qualifications for a desired position. One can argue over whether testing is the best way to determine qualifications, but testing, in one form or another, is very prevalent throughout the world. If everyone takes the same test on core knowledge, it makes the playing field as level as it possibly can be. If you can't score well on the SAT, you are not going to Cornell (her alma mater). If you can't pass the bar exam, you can't practice law. If you can't put the basketball in the hoop with regularity, you're not playing in the NBA. If you can't hit a golf ball, you're not going to beat Tiger Woods. If you don't pass the Medical College Admissions Test, you're not going to medical school. If you can't rap, you're not going to sell records on a rap label. If you can't pass a test on fire fighting, you shouldn't be a fire fighter, let alone be promoted to a position of authority.