E. J. Dionne

WaPo columnist E. J. Dionne is nearly berserk over the Supreme Court's decision in the schools case. In his column, he doesn't deal with the facts of the case or the decision. He merely conveys that he's outraged. That's about what you would expect from an irrational liberal. Presumably, Dionne thinks the Court should have allowed discrimination on the basis of race, which the Constitution prohibits. Dionne says the Senate shouldn't hold hearings on Bush judiciary nominees unless Bush first agrees in advance to nominate someone the Senate will confirm. The trouble is, the Constitution requires that the president nominate and the Senate advise and consent, not the other way around. Nor does the Constitution authorize the Senate to both nominate and advise and consent, which is what Dionne proposes. Presumably, he views the president as a figurehead. That's not how the Framers drew it up.