The ratification of a judicial appointment of a president by the Senate acts is a classic example of the checks and balances that the Founding Fathers built into the US Constitution. If the president alone could appoint judges, they could misuse this power to put friends or political allies on the SC.
Similarly, if the Senate alone had this power, the majority party could appoint on of their own members.
Either way, the independence of the judicial branch would be compromised.
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