The Supreme Court nominee must appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer questions, as this is part of the Supreme Court nomination process.
Supreme court nominees must go through a strict process to get the nomination. This process is determined by article II, section 2 of the Constitution. According to this article:
- The president must nominate someone to occupy a position on the supreme court.
- The Senate and House of Representatives must investigate this nominee and each of these cameras will create its own method of investigation. This is guaranteed by article I, section 5 of the constitution.
- This investigation is made up of several hearings, one of which requires the nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer questions.
- At the end of the process, the two houses must decide whether the candidate is suitable for the position through a vote.
From this, we can conclude that the then Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, had to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer questions because this was part of the protocol for his nomination to be effective.
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