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What do you mean office? The voters elect senators, who nominate candidates and then vote.
by refurb 4y ago
What do you mean office?
The voters elect senators, who nominate candidates and then vote.
- sokoloff 4y agoThe President nominates and the Senate vets/confirms them. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/faq_general.aspx https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/faq_general.aspx
- refurb 4y agoYou're right. The senate judiciary committee will vote, then the candidate is voted on by the entire senate. Regardless, the confirmation process is conducted by elected representatives. There is no "this party chose them".
- lovich 4y agoA strict reading of the rules says that but the meta behavior of how the political parties interact with those rules means that the scotus judges are de facto chosen by one party or the other.
- refurb 4y agoThen what happens when one party controls the Senate and another the Presidency? Which has happened quite often?