Tuesday, October 9, 2018

The Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court


This short article “The senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Here's where each member stood.” is from Washington Post, contributed by Seung Min Kim and Amber Phillips. I would like to share it with my fellow classmate, because it coincided with our reading about the US government. I think it  is worth reading, because it reinforce our understanding about the process of confirmation of a supreme court judge in US. The confirmation vote of Judge Kavanaugh by the senate put in light the description of “separation of powers and Checks and Balances” in the US government system. According to our reading, In US, the national government is divided into three separate branches with different powers: Executive, Judicial, and Legislative. Each branch can restrict the powers of the others. Article two of the US Constitution allows President Trump to have the power to appoint Judge Kavanaugh as a federal judge, but the Senate must give the consent first. The consent is given by the senate after a series of hearings to determine the eligibility of Kavanaugh. After that the senate votes to confirm or reject the appointment of Kavanaugh as a Supreme Judge.


This is the link:



 

No comments:

Post a Comment