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"Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, presidents have submitted 165 nominations for the Court, including those for chief justice. Of this total, 128
by dekhn 2y ago
"Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, presidents have submitted 165 nominations for the Court, including those for chief justice. Of this total, 128 were confirmed (7 declined to serve"
Based on the above, it's clear that the president's nominations are largely successful, and therefore, as the only nominator, it stands to reason that presidents define supreme courts, not Congress.
Also, no need to be snarky.
- _mlbt 2y agoHow many justices did President Bush specifically nominate that were subsequently confirmed by Congress? Unless it was 5 or more, I fail to see the connection the original post of this thread was trying to make. EDIT: typo 4 -> 5
- dekhn 2y agoI am not commenting on the part where they attributed the current court makeup to Bush.
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