Foreword
Article II, Section 2, clause 2 of the United States Constitution states that the President "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 Offices of the United States whose aapontments are not herein otherwise provided for." The final step in the presidential appointment process is a majority vote by the Senate. Historically, with regard to judicial nominations, two views of the Senate’s prescribed role have prevailed. One holds that the Senate should go quietly along with the President’s choices…
