Since when does this ...
The President . . . shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law. . . .U.S. Constitution Article II, Section 2, Clause 2
... mean "rubber stamp approval"?
