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The President merely nominates, it's Congress that appoints via confirmation.
by wavefunction 13y ago
The President merely nominates, it's Congress that appoints via confirmation.
- smsm42 13y agoIt's nowhere near "merely". The Congress traditionally has a lot of deference to Presidential nomination and cases where nominated judge is not confirmed are very rare and are considered exceptional.
- rayiner 13y agoThe President appoints, Congress merely confirms or vetos the confirmation.