Supreme Court and Rules of the Game
The United States Constitution’s Article 2, Sec. 2, cl. 2, provides that the president of the United States “shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the...
Can the Vice President Break a Tie on Appointments?
In the Boston Globe, Laurence Tribe (Harvard)ย makes an originalist case that the Vice President cannot break ties on appointments votes.ย It’s an interesting issue but I am not persuaded. He begins: While the vice president has the power to cast a tiebreaking...
No, the U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Save Us
The U.S. Supreme Court will not save us. It doesnโt matter which party gets to pick theย replacement to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsbergโs seatย on the U.S. Supreme Court. The battle that is gearing up right now is yet more distraction and spin to keep us oblivious to...