He [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...
So no, Democrats, pundits, and whiners in general, there is nothing illegitimate, illegal, or unConstitutional in the Trump nomination to the SCOTUS.
I think the Stones said it best: “You can’t always get what you want”.
And the important thing in my mind?
ReplyDeleteThe SENATE gets to decide if they confirm.
They chose not to even consider Garland.
And that is their prerogative.
Boom. Done.