Debate #3 The President’s Overabundance of Power

Going in favor of Yalof, the President upholds too much power over the decision making for the Supreme Court Judge. The Supreme Court nominations were something to uphold and deem what is truly constitutional, instead it has become a constant power grab from each Presidential Candidate that gets a chance to add a new judge. This judge is meant to uphold the constitutional validity of the laws that are passed and rulings given by the courts on a state, local, and even federal level.  The President is meant to pick this person who will remain in the position of power until their death or something withdraws them early, though this is rare. A single man who was elected by the majority though merely a simple majority oftentimes. Without representing all people or deciding with a group who present that representation, they are to pick a candidate that will endure for many years to come; deciding on what is constitutional by their view which is often reflective of the party that pushed them forward. 

The President represents someone who is the face of his party. They elect this person into power and we expect them to put someone into the Supreme Court that doesn’t seek to advance their own party’s agenda? Instead of picking someone based on merit and view point, they are instead selected based primarily on their own party. When Trump was President, he pushed forth a Conservative Supreme Court nomination over a Liberal one. You could argue that this has been due to the qualifications but there were surely more qualified individuals that were not able to advance simply because of the political party they identify with. The President is given a huge opportunity to input someone that will help advance their view of what the constitution is and that is a rather large thing given how the people view this position. The Supreme Court is the supreme law of the land, how they rule on something is how it shall remain for years to come. Presidents have been given the power to rule and decide what is right based on who they nominate and that is a bit too much power for one person to have.

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