Entry 2: Executive Branch

Source: Barack Obama: Supreme Court pick coming soon. May 23, 2009.
             http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22885.html

Constitutional Connection: Article 2, The Executive Branch, Section 2, Clause 2
                                           "He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of
                                           the Senate,...shall appoint ..Judges of the supreme Court"

Explanation of Connection:

             During an interview by reporter Mike Allen, President Barack Obama stated that
will be announcing his pick for the Supreme Court soon and what he wants his pick to be like.
President Barack Obama stated,"I want somebody who has the intellectual fire power, but also
a little bit of a common touch and has a practical sense of the world." Obama is thinking about
who he will appoint to the Supreme Court in which he has power to. He plans to make an
announcement on who he chooses for new judge of Supreme Court.

             This article clearly demonstrates Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States
Constitution. The President has the power to appoint judges of the Supreme Court with the
approval of the Senate. This article demonstrates how the president can appoint judges but it
also has to be approved by Congress. It is seen when Obama talks about hoping that the
congress, meet early to decide approval of his appointment to the Supreme Court or deny it.
The president is exercising his power to appoint a judge, he believes will be beneficial, into
the Supreme Court.

             I feel that it's right for the president's appointment for Supreme Court judge to be
approved by more than one person because the judges of the Supreme Court have to deal
with the executive and legislative branch. The president must be stressed about whether
the person he appointed will be approved. Adding a judge to the Supreme Court is a big
issue because they will have to sstay a judge unless they retire or die.