Woodrow Wilson, the first thoroughly progressive president and (hence) the first president to criticize the Founding, did so resoundingly. Advertisement AdvertisementHence today's drama surrounding the Senate's unshirkable duty to consent to, or reject, presidential nominees to high offices. The Senate's power to reject presidential nominees is as plenary as is the president's power to nominate. A senator's interest is braided with the Senate's powers. The one voters chose has inadvertently brought us a Madisonian moment he should be made to regret.

Source: Washington Post November 22, 2024 02:41 UTC