Obama nominates Sotomayor

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Constitutional Connection: Article II, Section 2
     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.
Explaination of Connection:
     President Obama introduced is nominee for the supreme cour, Sonia Sotomayor of New York.  Sotomayor is the first Latina women in the supreme court.  This demonstrates Article II, Section 2  of the Constitution. President Obam said that he takes this responsiblity of appointing someone to the supreme court very seriously. Obama wanted some with a mastry of the law and was able to give clear answers to complex legal questions. Second he wanted someone that understnads the judicial role and that their job is to interpret the laws, not make them.
     I think it's a good and bad thing for the president to nominate and appoint people in office.  It's bad because the president may just use the people that they put in office for their own advantage. It's a good thing because having someone appointed by the president means the president knows them and puts them above every other nominee, so they must be special.