Nominating The Next Supreme Court Justice
Short Term Benefit — Long Term Costs
On the 18th of September, Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at the age of 87. Having served 27 years at the Supreme Court, her legacy — regardless of one’s politics, is sealed in history as a highly respectable, pioneering women who lived a brilliant life.
Her passing, leaves the supreme court with 8 justices, in an election year where there is bound to be involvement of the supreme court due to the complexities of voting (and counting votes) across the United States. An additional layer of complexity in this process is the question of who has the right to nominate the next supreme court justice. In the United States, this decision is highly political. In fact, one could argue that this decision will be a key turning point in the story of the United States, having the potential to causes of waves of instability and chaos.
The republicans would argue that according to Article Two, Section Two, Clause Two of the United States Constitution;
“He 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…
