TIME Photo Essay: Nomination Battles Through the Ages: Nominations to the high court have provoked pungent debates going back three centuries, with Senators scrutinizing candidates as much for their ideological pedigrees as their personal behavior. Some examples:. In 1789, Rutledge had already sat on the Supreme Court once and George Washington sent him there again in a recess appointment. Because of his opposition to a treaty intended to ease relations with the British and questions about his sanity, the Senate rejected him. PHOTO BY GETTY IMAGES
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Nomination Battles Through the Ages: Nominations to the high court have provoked pungent debates going back three centuries, with Senators scrutinizing candidates as much for their ideological pedigrees as their personal behavior. Some examples:
John Rutledge
In 1789, Rutledge had already sat on the Supreme Court once and George Washington sent him there again in a recess appointment. Because of his opposition to a treaty intended to ease relations with the British and questions about his sanity, the Senate rejected him. He then tried to drown himself
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FROM THE July 11, 2005 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED Saturday, July 2, 2005

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