General Discussion

Remember Harriet Myers? The attorney (not judge) whom Shrub wanted to put on SCOTUS? She wasn't even a municipal court judge or magistrate. There's nothing in the Constitution or federal law that prevents a President from requesting anybody to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Well, not anybody. You have to know SOMETHING about law.

And you remember how Myers' nomination was shot down.

Bove is a legal hack. Even if he were confirmed, he wouldn't have to do jack shit. Ask questions? Nah. Clarence Thomas doesn't ask questions either. Write opinions? Nah. Bove will have his law clerks do that. He'll just make up his mind what the "right answer" should be and tell them to go with whatever brief was submitted and cut and paste.