Put simply, the framers did not write a document that would leave it up to the people to decide who will be the next Supreme Court Justice. On purpose.
Article 2 (Section 2, Paragraph 2) of the United States Constitution:
“[The President] shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments herein are not otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law; but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.”
I seem to be missing the part where it says:
“Unless, in the final year of the president’s tenure, where the appointment is so significant, the people shall have a voice and consider at least in some measure in their deliberations with respect to voting for the next president (and any next senators), that (those) candidate’s capacities for and judgment regarding the next appointment for a Supreme Court Justice …”
Again, maybe I’m confused, but “The President” to me means, you know, The President. “The Senate” means, you know, The Senate. “We The People” elected “The President” and “The Senate,” and the duty is on them.
Article 2 (Section 2, Paragraph 2) of the United States Constitution:
“[The President] shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments herein are not otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law; but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.”
I seem to be missing the part where it says:
“Unless, in the final year of the president’s tenure, where the appointment is so significant, the people shall have a voice and consider at least in some measure in their deliberations with respect to voting for the next president (and any next senators), that (those) candidate’s capacities for and judgment regarding the next appointment for a Supreme Court Justice …”
Again, maybe I’m confused, but “The President” to me means, you know, The President. “The Senate” means, you know, The Senate. “We The People” elected “The President” and “The Senate,” and the duty is on them.
