Executive Branch

     A recent issue within Presidents Obama new campaign is that he appointed a new face to the Supreme Court. Elena Kagen is the new face towards the Supreme Court along with the eight previous justices. In the United States a plenty of people were upset at the president’s decision on adding a new justice to the Supreme Courts board.
     In Article 2 Section 1 of the Constitution , "He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments". This article gives the President, constitutional powers to appoint new supreme court justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. IN the constitution though, it has a check on this power, in Article 2 Section 1, where it says "by, and with the advise and consent of the Senate", meaning that if the President chooses just anyone and they do not surpass Congress, that they can not hold onto the job. As depicted in the political cartoon, Kagen is being questioned by Congress, to see if she is able to be a new justice.
    In my personal opinion, I believe this is great because there is a new face in the Supreme Court. The thing with the Supreme court is that justices serve for life and having a justice that serves for an unlimited amount of time, and having the same say so within the same court, can lead to a biased look upon federal cases. The ability to accurately judge cases in the federal courts, can lead to a better judicial system. The president's power to do this is what makes a federal court system powerful. I am very pleased with the president's decision, and support the new Supreme Court Justice, Elena Kagen.