The Constitution does not give free rein to presidents who want to install their preferred appointees to high-ranking federal offices. The Senate must give its “advice and consent” to those appointments to ensure that nominees meet the minimum qualifications for the job. On Tuesday, 50 Republican senators failed that duty—and, by extension, the country—by voting to confirm Emil Bove to a lifetime seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. That should have been enough to end his chances of