Posted on 02/29/2016 1:56:26 PM PST by Servant of the Cross
Where does the Constitution say that it has such an obligation? All I see is that it has the power to advise and to consent (or, by implication, not to consent.) Avoiding a vote is one means to withhold consent.
Giving them hearings is NOT the same thing as approving them. Give ‘em a fair trial, THEN hang ‘em!
Some times.
If true it is a sad thing, but not all that unexpected its not as if Gov Christi has shown a great deal of tactical or strategic thinking of late.
It would be in WWII terms like LETTING the battle of the bulge happen so you MIGHT be able to create the Falaise Pocket and cut of the Germans AFTER a long and bloody fight.
I couldn't have said it better; probably not as well.
Whenever I see Christie I’m reminded of the fat guy in the Monty Python sketch who eats so much he blows up.
On the purge list.
He endorsed Trump, and we know, using the transitive property of cruzbeckology that means Trump is bat-s**t crazy, too.
No hearing.
Chris Christie is yuuuuuuge!
Well we all watched him kiss Obama’s ass a couple days before the election last time and tell him what a great President he was. The media tried everything to keep him in the race (Kasich too). DEMs will pick up that ball and run with it.
Hey Chris!
That’s your Second big mistake in less than a week!
I’ll hold judgement until I see something other than a second hand tweet
So even the weasel Lindsay Grayed Ham is on board with shutting down Valerie’s pick?
Wonders never cease.
Kabuki.
Mitch McConnell: “Im a true conservative. I will stand up to Trump.”
Take into consideration who authored this piece. Wasn’t Katie one of the 22 in the NRO Special Whine Edition?
This is meant to bash Trump more than Christie
Agreed. First had source is far better.
I did preface my statement with “If”
Great job, Vice President Christie. Holding the line against godless Bolshevism. Constitutional judicial tyranny. It’s gonna be YUUUUUGE.....
Either you believe in the Constitution or you don’t:
“He[The President] shall have the 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 Councils, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.”
Doesn’t say anything about “when it’s convenient”. So Christie is right: let Obama do his job and let the Senate do theirs. If they don’t like the nominee, vote no.
Simple.
“The Senate DOSE have an obligation to hear and vote. They don’t have to blindly assent.”
No, they don’t (if you mean `does’). All they have to do is say, `Yeah, we know you nominated someone else (like Kagan, Sotomeyer)’ and then they simply refuse to consider his appointment. Like a pocket veto. Checks and balances.
What? C & B’s only work for Democrats?
“advice and consent”
This term is then used again, to describe the Senate’s role in the appointment of public officials, immediately after describing the president’s duty to nominate officials. Article II, Section 2, paragraph 2 of the United States Constitution states:
[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, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
Yeah... but if it's on the interwebs, it has to be true.
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