Johnson's Argumentative Essay: Supreme Court Cases

Early on it was emphasized that the hearings would remain sharply divided along party lines, with each senator accusing the opposing side of taking a position on an issue strictly because it is politically advantageous for them to do so. Senator Orrin Hatch, a republican from Utah, argued that the Senate owes a president discretion in picking his judicial nominees and pointed out that Gorsuch had received the highest rating possible from the American Bar Association, the "gold standard" in vetting judicial nominees. He then continued to criticize democrats for wanting Gorsuch to outline how he would vote on certain cases, saying that to them, "judicial independence requires he be beholden to them and their political agenda" on issues like abortion. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, pointed out that he had voted to confirm President Obama's two Supreme Court nominees, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, because they were qualified for the job and not because he agreed with their politics and urged his Democratic colleagues to give Gorsuch the same

Another issue DAPA faced was that Mitch McConnell delayed confirmation hearings of Merrick Garland. McConnell is the current Majority Leader in the Senate, and he argued that no president can appoint a Supreme Court Justice on an election year, even though it is nowhere stated in the United States Constitution. Under the Checks and Balances powers of the Legislative Branch, the Senate can deny confirmation of a Judge appointed by the Executive branch. The Senate cannot deny the confirmation hearing of a nominated Supreme Court Justice as this is one of the Executive branch’s constitutional rights.

forced him to place only one true conservative and two moderate judges leaving a more

This responsibility for the Senate to vote for the next Supreme Court justice must be handled well. If the Senate neglects this duty or does not handle it with the proper care, the outcome could be devastating. In order to do this well, the Senate must correctly interview and probe this nominee’s life. Correct opposition and debate must occur in order to find an appropriate

Justice Scalia has been recognized as the funniest justice in the Court, which in part has led him to become one of the most talked about Justices. Justice Scalia receives a great deal of attention from both his supporters and his opponents; Nino has attracted most of the public’s attention with his controversial opinions, mostly those in which he dissents on cases related to moral issues, such as abortion. It is no secret that Justice Scalia holds a conservative opinion on the vast majority of the issues that the Court hears; The Supreme Court Compendium reports that between the years of 1937 and 2006, Justice Scalia is the only one who has received a -1 value , in terms of the conservativeness of his opinions. Contrary to what one would expect, one of Justice Antonin Scalia’s closest friends and colleagues is Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who tends to vote liberal – they are friends, but they often vote differently. A recent study released by the New York Times reports that Justice Scalia votes with Justice Clarence Thomas 91% of the time, with Justice John Roberts 90% of the time, and Justice Samuel Alito 86% of the time. This is no surprise, being

became a very controversial Supreme Court Justice after the Senate did little to review how he might act as a Supreme Court Justice. This may have changed how much review future Supreme Court appointments would get from the Senate.

The appointment and confirmation of Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States involves several steps set forth by the United States Constitution, which have been further refined and developed by decades of tradition (Supreme Court, 2011). Justices are appointed by the President of the United States, and must be confirmed by the United States Senate (Welch, 2014). This is done following a series of hearings in which both the nominee and other witnesses make statements and answer questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The process is very political and one thing I see to fix the process is the conformations. It is time to create a more meaningful confirmation process. It is now normal that at their confirmation hearings, nominees

The first example of why I believe this is because she uses powerful statements such as “We know that our words and actions matter not just to our girls, but to children across this country - kids who tell us, ‘I saw you on TV, I wrote a report on you for school.’ Kids like the little black boy who looked up at my husband, his eyes wide with hope, and he wondered, ‘Is my hair like yours.?’” By saying that people’s actions matter to children she’s capable of making the audience feel compassionate, she also shows that she doesn't care about herself that much, she keeps putting children and everyone else in the country before herself. When she says “The little black boy who looked up at my husband, his eyes wide with hope” she helps the audience see how children hope to be like certain adults when they grow up because children tend to want to grow up and be like their role models. Another great example to why I believe her speech was better at persuading her target is when she states “Police officers and protesters in Dallas who all desperately want to keep our children safe. People who lined up in Orlando to donate blood because it could have been their son, their daughter in that club. Leaders like Tim Kaine - who show our kids what decency and devotion looks

The focus of this article is to raise the question of whether or not the President of the United States should be able to appoint a Supreme Justice in the midst of a political election year. The republicans are urging the process to be delayed until the presidential election is over and a new President is chosen. While President Obama claims that “Your job doesn’t stop until you are voted out or until your term expires.”

Apart from being concerned about a potential president having either that level of ignorance, or alternatively, such a profound ability to put personal interests and benefits over those of the people, we are also discouraged to see Ted Cruz attempt to take serious, and seriously damaging, action based on his peculiar beliefs. This senator is responsible for introducing a piece of legislation that is arguably the single greatest threat to the environment, the health of

As you may know the Supreme Court is the highest federal court of the United States, which has jurisdiction over all federal courts and state court cases that involve issues of the federal law. In matter of fact the Supreme Court is the only court specifically established by the Constitution and the rest of the courts been established by Congress. The Supreme Court established on June 21, 1788 which is roughly about 228 years ago and since then has had many Supreme Court justices who have served for life. These justices that being appointed for life know that it's a great responsibility and honor. Furthermore the current court includes great justices such as : Justice Clarence Thomas is serving since October 15,1991, Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away, but appointed a justice September 26, 1986, Chief Justice John G. Roberts since September 29, 2005, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy since November 30, 1987, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg since August 10, 1993, Justice Sonia Sotomayor since May 26, 2009, Justice Stephen G. Breyer since August 3, 1994, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. since January 31, 2006, Justice Elena Kagan since August 7, 2010 and lastly Justice Neil M. Gorson.

If they break this commitment, then just like the President, they can get impeached by Congress.

“Recorder Philip Cattan, a respected Manchester barrister who sits as a judge part-time, was seen to ‘nod off’ as ran under-aged victim answered questions from the defense” (Ollie Mcateer September 21st 2015). The Supreme Court is a very important part to our U.S government. The court decides the legality of our laws, and how lives are effected by them: therefore we need to have active and healthier judges that have some experience and know what they are doing. There are many reasons why term limits should be put into action.

In 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall made a decision that affirmed the power of the Supreme Court for the future. Leading up to that decision, President John Adams was leaving office, but before he did so, he appointed several judges, which the Senate approved. However, the commissions that gave the judges office were not all delivered before Adams left office. The new Secretary of State, James Madison, refused to deliver the commissions on the grounds that since they hadn’t been delivered yet, so they were

This implies that the senate confirmation process is based on not only merit but also ideological extremity. Senators are more likely to cast no votes if the candidate