tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post5114296402541241199..comments2024-03-06T03:15:58.539-05:00Comments on <b>THE NEW REFORM CLUB</b>: Part I: Does the President Have A Duty To Nominate Supreme Court Candidates? Does the Senate Have A Duty To Consider Nominees?Hunter Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-68027200075433465522016-03-19T20:44:30.390-04:002016-03-19T20:44:30.390-04:00Advise and consent indeed. Senate Republicans: we ...Advise and consent indeed. Senate Republicans: we advise you not to botherKJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390123991017858482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-22826607932034812412016-03-19T13:02:55.996-04:002016-03-19T13:02:55.996-04:00For better or worse, a refusal to consider judicia...For better or worse, a refusal to consider judicial nominees has been a political tool for some time now -- as in the early aughts, when Democrats were filibustering George W. Bush's judicial nominees until he dealt with them on other issues. I heard a lot of complaining about the tactic (from the other side back then, natch) but not a claim that an up-or-down vote was constitutionally required, let alone enforceable.<br /><br />'course since the Constitution doesn't require nine justices anyway, it's especially hard to see how there'd be a duty to nominate or confirm a ninth one. Mr. Tillman has it right on this one. Joseph W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09480728887840887200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-57255545810685306662016-03-19T11:03:46.886-04:002016-03-19T11:03:46.886-04:00As I see it, under Article II, the President has a...As I see it, under Article II, the President has an unlimited power to nominate individuals to fill vacancies. As part of a coequal branch of government, the Senate has an unlimited power to deny consent if it wishes.<br /><br />Checks and balances.Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404229671586691139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-56807274227096007142016-03-19T10:44:37.966-04:002016-03-19T10:44:37.966-04:00Hang in there, Republicans. Don't let the Left...<br />Hang in there, Republicans. Don't let the Leftist media scare you. Remember how they tried everything possible to give Dems the House and Senate in 2014? They failed and the voters who supported you won. They will fail again if you stand together.Fred Beloitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-5786960167012156452016-03-19T07:49:26.777-04:002016-03-19T07:49:26.777-04:00With the liberal view of the Constitution being th...With the liberal view of the Constitution being that it is an evolving document which they have to ability to interpret in a different way than how it was written, it becomes extremely important that the public have a say in the nominee, even if THAT'S not written into the Constitution. <br /><br />Liberals have their panties in a wad because they see the opportunity to move the court to a liberal court and they're being thwarted by the same political party who they've done everything in their power to limit the amount of judges Republican Presidents have put on the court, including those courts that lead to the Supreme Court. <br /><br />2 words for liberals, Miguel Estrada. bflat879https://www.blogger.com/profile/14780795603985949690noreply@blogger.com