Fairness

Yesterday a talking head said that the congress should reflect the people meaning it should be half female, 12% Black, 13% Hispanic, 5% Asian and so on. That sounds fair but what about qualifications. When less than one percent of the population are lawyers and 40% of congress are lawyers, does that represent the country. When 30% of people are college graduates and 95% of congress are grads does that represent the people. When a person delves into the quagmire of fairness all sorts of unexpected surprises arise. While fairness of opportunity is an honorable goal, fairness of results is a pitfall that often traps people with good intentions.