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Original title: Trump’s nomination of a new Supreme Court justice may cause more controversy
On September 26 local time, US President Trump nominated favored conservative Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the United States. Judge of the Supreme Court.
Barrett, 48, was an aide to the late Justice Antonin Scalia and is a conservative on issues like gun ownership, immigration and abortion. In 2017, Barrett was nominated by Trump as a judge for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
With the announcement of this nomination, the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States will once again generate controversy.
Why is justice so important?
The Supreme Court of the United States is one of the “separations of powers” in the United States, which can interpret the constitution and overturn executive orders or presidential bills. According to the judicial law of 1869, the number of magistrates of the Supreme Court is nine. In accordance with Article 2 of the United States Constitution, the President appoints the Supreme Court justices, who are appointed after consultation and approval by the Senate. Once a judge is appointed, unless he or she dies, resigns, voluntarily retires, or is indicted by the House of Representatives and convicted by the Senate, he or she will be removed from office and therefore a “mandate.”
The United States Supreme Court judges Supreme Court cases with one vote each.
Although the Supreme Court of the United States should be an independent institution and not be affected by the federal government in the short term, recent parties have tended to nominate people who agree with their political ideas to the Supreme Court during their administration, in order to make decisions about issues such as immigration policy and health insurance bills. Suitable for your own judgment.
Among the justices of the United States Supreme Court, five are nominated by the Republican president and three are nominated by the Democratic president. The late Ginsberg was nominated by Democratic President Clinton in June 1993.
Why is the Democratic Party opposed?
Trump tried to nominate a conservative judge after the death of a legendary liberal judge with a political stance toward the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party is opposed to any substitute judge nomination at this time. One reason is that in 2016, Obama had nominated the candidate for the highest judge but was rejected by the Republican Party in the Senate. At the time, the Republican Party reasoned “too close to election time.” Therefore, Democrats believe that Republicans are implementing double standards.
Currently, Trump has appointed two Supreme Court justices during his tenure. If the nomination is approved, Trump will appoint 3 of the 9 justices to the Supreme Court. Although Democrats strongly oppose the nomination of any alternate judge, Democrats are currently a minority in the Senate, so in addition to asking Republican senators to oppose the appointment, they cannot prevent the nomination of Judge Trump.
Does Trump want a court ruling on the presidential election?
Trump told the White House press team that it is better to choose a new judge before the election, because “I believe that the Democrats are committing fraud, and this fraud will ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court.” Trump’s alleged “forgery” stems from the new corona pneumonia epidemic. Some areas in the United States will use mailed ballots to expand voting, relax relevant regulations and grant voting deadlines. Trump accused the Democrats of “preparing for chaos” and making this election easier to fool.
Trump believes that if the ninth judge is not appointed in such circumstances, a 4-4 situation can form, leaving the Supreme Court deadlocked in the face of legal challenges related to the election results.
In 2000, the Democratic candidate Al Gore and the Republican candidate Bush Jr. contested the Florida elections. In the end, the Supreme Court ruling allowed Bush Jr. as president. (CCTV reporter Xu Dezhi)
