Article II, Section Two, clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution states: "The President shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to nominate and appoint Judges to the Supreme Court and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not provided for here." This means the President has the power to nominate judges with advice and consent from the Senate. In other words, the Executive branch has primary power over appointments. This clause gives the Senate a check on that power via majority vote. It was not meant to be a significant power the Senate would hold over the president, or a way to prevent him from passing a certain agenda. Unfortunately, that is what this clause has come to mean in 2005. The partisan bickering needs to end before it gets out of control. This is not a matter of debating tax policy or social reform. Justice is at stake.

Polls following the 2004 election showed that a great deal of President Bush's victory can be attributed to the public siding with him on the basis of ethics. Christian Science Monitor called the recent presidential election, "The most religiously-charged election in decades." Evidently, Americans are passionately concerned with morality. A politician, whose character is deemed questionable, should lose an election to a more upstanding citizen. Ironically, the House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, violated several House rules and was found guilty by the House Ethics Committee prior to being re-elected. Sadly, the story doesn't end there. These three violations can hardly hold a candle to the cloud of unscrupulous muck that has been floating around DeLay and Washington D.C. Voters should not re-elect the majority leader, to prove that Americans require ethical representation.

I am not writing in support of any individual candidate, I am writing to express my disgust for a small number of students.

It seems that every thing I have read from the SBP candidates is politically correct, middle of the road and inoffensive.