"I urge the president to take seriously the Constitution's charge and to engage the U.S. Senate – both Republicans and Democrats – in a process of genuine consultation in order to identify and ultimately confirm a consensus nominee," the New York senator said in a statement Thursday. First: The Constitution doesn't say ANYTHING about genuine consultation nor about getting a consensus nominee.
Second: The Senator's HINO (Husband in name only) did not engage the republicans in the senate (even though they were the majority party) to come up with "consensus" nominees when he was president.
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10/28/2005 7:04:43 AM PDT by
VRWCmember
(hard-core, politically angry, hyperconservative, and loaded with vitriol about everything liberal.)
The Constitution Committee members were absolute that they DID NOT want the choice to be a Senate Charge although it had been proposed. Excerpt: "55 Men The Story of the Constitution" by Fred Rodell...."If the Senate, with small states voted equally,should do the choosing, "the judges might be appointed by a minority of the people".
Based on Madison's Notes
Gee, that kinda takes care of the filibuster issue, too.