Enough With Obstruction The President of the United States has a lot of nominations to make once he is elected President. He has cabinet positions he has to fill, he has to put judges in place, and he has to make sure he puts the right people in very powerful institutions, like the federal reserve, FBI, and the newly created consumer protection agency. In order to get into a lot of those positions many of the nominees have to go through the senate. The senate looks at the background and question the nominee and then they have a vote to confirm him or her. Ever since Obama got elected President, he has faced a lot of obstruction from Republican Senators because they have the power to filibuster. Many of these Republican filibusters are not because the nominee isn't qualified but for personal reasons.