Judicial Analysis of President Clements' Legacy
WASHINGTON DC, USA - For the duration of his term as President of the United States, James Clements has "missed the boat" time and time again to satiate the necessity of enforcing U.S. law and supporting the Judicial branch of government. James Clements’ remaining time as President is depleting by the second and he has still yet to revive our crumbling judicial system.
Presently, the Supreme Court is comprised of one Chief Justice and zero Associate Justices. The U.S. Senate has been bereft of Supreme Court nominations ever since the resignation of Chief Justice Katherine Forbes (Mathilde). On top of this, the last time the Supreme Court was full was in September, three months prior to the end of his presidency.
Three months without standard Supreme Court staff is inadmissible and is a violation of constitutional duties for President Clements to disregard an entire branch of government. The Supreme Court simply cannot thoroughly operate while it only consists of one member.
In addition to the Supreme Court, the U.S. Federal Courts have been lacking staff for quite some time as well, up until recently. President Clements recently nominated three Federal Judges to the Senate with all three unanimously passing.
However, it has taken over two thirds of his term in office for Clements to nominate any Federal Judges to begin with. With the help of Chief Justice Vincent Miele, a Courts group has been created, consisting of new ranks for various positions in the American justice system. Citizens can thank Clements for doing that on behalf of our judicial system.
But, history will not forget when President Clements was removed by then Chief Justice, Katherine Forbes from the Senate chamber, for unruly conduct while on trial for his own impeachment earlier in November 2014. There can only be speculation for what this means in regards to his respect for the Judicial branch.
With only five days left in his term, it appears as if President Clements will be passing the carcass of the judicial branch off to successor Patrick Russo and his administration. Whatever legacy he does leave in the pursuance of justice for the United States of America, it is not as great as what Russo envisions his own to be.
POLITICO National Courts, White House (updated 3:11 PM EDT, 2014/12/26)