Respect for the Presidency! Congress should take action on Merrick Garland's nomination, NOW!

Article Two of the United States Constitution establishes the executive branch of the federal government, which carries out and enforces federal laws. It includes the President, the Vice President, the Cabinet, executive departments, independent agencies, and other boards, commissions, and committees. Section 2 Clause 2 under this article gives the president power to appoint judges.

The Supreme Court is the only federal judicial body established by the Constitution itself, specifically in Article III, which begins: “The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish."

The US Congress determined that there should be nine justices on the US Supreme Court and the sitting President, Barack Obama, has appointed a ninth justice to the court, Merrick Garland, after the death of Justice Scalia. The Congress has not adequately considered this appointment and instead intends to wait for a new President. This does not adhere to the spirit of the law nor respect the letter of the law.