It seems significant that recent GOP presidents (GWB, Trump) have not submitted candidates to be vetted by the ABA prior to nomination https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/politics/wp/2017/11/10/how-unusual-are-trumps-not-qualified-judicial-nominations/?noredirect=on … Several Obama picks were found "not qualified" during pre-screening and never nominated https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2011/11/23/bar-association-declares-higher-percentage-obama-judge-nominees-not-qualified/W4dWGhLtcS27JHQRXAHYMM/story.html …pic.twitter.com/t9XJtfbGFz