The Role of the US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court plays a vital role within the United States' government. The Constitution grants the Court an expressed power which is known as a Judicial Review. Essentially, the US Supreme Court has the ability to "check" the actions of Congress and the President himself. Therefore, the Justices decide whether the law would be constitutional or unconstitutional. Do not forget that the other two branches can also "check" the Supreme Court. The President has the power to nominate the Justices, but the Senate must vote their approval of the nominees.
MSNBC 1/26/16 06:31 PM
The Place for Politics
By: Alex Seitz-Wald
"Obama for Supreme Court? Clinton is open to the idea..."
As the Iowa Caucus is rapidly approaching, a potential voter openly questioned Secretary Clinton during a town hall meeting. The voter asked if she, Hillary, would be willing to nominate soon to be former President Barack Obama to the US Supreme Court if she was elected as the next president. Clinton seem somewhat surprised by such a question, but she responded with, "That's a great idea." Hillary also stated, "I would certainly take that under advisement. I mean, he is brilliant and he can set forth an argument." Without the majority of the seats in the Senate being Democrat, it would be highly unlikely to get a majority vote for Obama to be approved even if she would happen to appoint him. Anyway, he seems to be uninterested in the notion of such a job right now. Obama later said, "I think that being a Justice is a little bit too monastic for me." In fact, the only other president to serve on the US Supreme Court was Taft. You decide! If you were the next elected president, would or would you not consider appointing Obama to the US Supreme Court.
