Advise and consent is an integral part of the checks and balances. Federalist 76 (Hamilton, of course, since he worked non… stop) also weighs on on this Congressional power to limit the president and keep him from packing the executive and courts with unqualified hacks.

Trump wants people to act as though he can ignore advise and consent, which raised the question why any president would go through that process on their picks.

That’s the effect of what Trump’s arguing in claiming Whitaker doesn’t need confirmation.

If the courts uphold Trump’s stance, then advise and consent is dead for all intents and purposes - except when the GOP can block a Democratic president’s nominations to the courts (Merrick Garland can’t be reached for comment).

Every day the GOP and Trump degrade the rule of law, the institutions they inhabit, and push their power over nation at every instance.