advice and consent


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a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making

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The enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1998 to include Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, and the invitations extended at the NATO summit in November, 2002, to seven additional states have raised questions about whether Senate advice and consent is necessary when new states join NATO.
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He candidly concedes that the appointment process is political in nature but reminds us of the Senate's constitutional responsibility to provide "advice and consent' on the president's nominations.
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