2aguy
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No...you can't make up a duty that you want them to have and then accuse them of not doing it...there is nothing in Article 3 that states they have to do anyting in particular in regards to judges...other than to advise the President about them and then give their consent before they fill their seats...that's it...
"Doing nothing" is not an option. They advise and consent. They have done neither.
"Do some research."
What part of "Consent" mandates how they determine their consent? Nothing in that makes them meet with anyone, or hold hearings....they just have to say yes or no and how they get there they make up on their own...
NAILED IT. THANK YOU!
They have said NEITHER yes, NOR no. They have done nothing.
They have said no action will be taken.
Indeed, and that's not an option in the Constitution. It was never contemplated by the framers. Ever. The "do nothing" position is totally unsupported. Frankly, it should be the Republicans here who need to find legislative historical support from the Founding Fathers that says the current tack of the Republican senate is within constitutional parameters. And the simple fact is, you can't.
They have to allow the appointment...that is consent....if they say they are not going to consent to the appointment they have done their job as well.....again, there is no specific number of justices in the Constitution, and that number is directly under the control of congress...not the President...he just gets to fill the seats when congress makes them.