Can anyone remind me why the president is involved in any way in the justice system? (Maybe there should be different political parties for each branch of the government....just a thought) The Constitution, my most favorite document ever, is really vague about judicial qualifications, despite the fact that it is very specific when outlinign qualifications for the House, Senate and President. In fact, basically the only problem I've ever had with the constitution is the president's role in the federal judicial nomonation process. Where does the president get his nomination ideas from? Well, most say they come from anywhere from the FBI, Department of Jusitce, members of congress, sitting justices, and the ABA. Now the president, FBI, and Department of Justice are all on the executive branch, and the Senate is obviously on the legislative branch...is this checks and balances, or is this just making it easier to pick and choose who runs each of the three branches? Maybe I'm just being paranoid (I've been knwon to do that from time to time), but shouldn't there either be an election by the people, or simply have the decision made by the sitting supreme court?
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