California to Require Judges to Disclose Sexual Orientation

Via Joe Carter :

In order to make sure gays and lesbians are adequately represented on the judicial bench, the state of California is requiring all judges and justices to reveal their sexual orientation, reports  The Weekly Standard .

This is of course astoundingly invasive and rather indifferent to the situation of those who feel same-sex attraction but choose for whatever reason to not identify as gay, lesbian, or bi.

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