SCOTUS Appointment

[BmorePat87]

(02-19-2016, 02:47 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I can tell you that you are arguing that they have that power.

That is how I am proving that your interpretation can not be accepted.  If your interpretation was accepted then the senate would have the power to eliminate the Supreme Court.  And I do not think it is logical to interpret the Constitution that way.

Because they do.
 
Can the President appoint a Justice without the Senates's approval? No.

Does the Senate have to confirm a nominee if they don't agree with the President? No.

If they do not have the power to confirm appointments, why have they had to for the last 200 years? You're essentially arguing that it is ceremonial and the whole power is vested in the President. If the President nominates a justice, what happens? Do they become a justice? No.