SCOTUS Appointment

[BmorePat87]

(02-18-2016, 02:58 PM)fredtoast Wrote: The appointment power given to the President is one of the "checks and balances" in the Constitution, and the Senate is clearly violating it by saying that they will refuse to appoint ANY judge nominated by the President.

The Senate can not just void a power granted by the Constitution.

The Senate checks the power of the President by being required to approve any of his appointments. They're choosing to not approve any of them. They're not voiding his power to nominate.