If anything the Senate is superior in the SCOTUS nomination procedure. Advise and consent. The Senate can and has in the past gotten the appointee they wanted. This happened when they refused Robert Bork. They can refuse any nominee the President makes for an unlimited time, they also can inform/advise the President on the only judges they would approve. So really, all the power for this is held by the Senate if they decide to exercise it. The president duty is more ceremonial then anything else.
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