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get the red out
(13,468 posts)Once a Republican is President again.
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)I think it ridiculous for any President to recess appointments. And forget about one Senator and Rep going in for 5 minutes and say they are in session. That is the worst. President Bush did that all the time. No more!
get the red out
(13,468 posts)When a Koch appointee is in the White House.
former9thward
(32,082 posts)This was a 9-0 because the Constitution is very specific on this. Obama tried an end run and got slapped down for it.
lostincalifornia
(3,639 posts)appointments when congress is partially out of session. It still allows for recess appointments if Congress is out of session as I understand it
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)All the Senate need do is hold Pro Forma sessions and there is never a recess, ergo, never a recess appointment.
lostincalifornia
(3,639 posts)act together and do what the repukes have been doing.
That was one of the reasons why they removed the filibuster option for these appointments
Igel
(35,359 posts)And Senate (D) really popularized the practice. People on DU cheered it at the time. Now, between old-timers with failing memories and new-comers with no memories that's been forgotten.
lostincalifornia
(3,639 posts)MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)Deader than a doornail. Gone.
The SCOTUS effectively amended the constitution via majority opinion.
B2G
(9,766 posts)Only 3 appointments were invalidated.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)So all the Senate ever needs to do is hold pro forma sessions and no recess ever occurs.
B2G
(9,766 posts)Last edited Thu Jun 26, 2014, 11:58 AM - Edit history (1)
Bush made several recess appointments during pro forma sessions.
Edited: I was wrong.
onecaliberal
(32,902 posts)be another recess. republicans have figured out yet another way to make sure absolutely NOTHING gets done.
Proud Public Servant
(2,097 posts)or use proxies to challenge him, as happened here. That's the real lesson.
onecaliberal
(32,902 posts)hughee99
(16,113 posts)Could you please provide some information on this? The name of a candidate, the position that was open, the year that it happened, or anything else to help me narrow my search.
IronGate
(2,186 posts)he's completely wrong.
Igel
(35,359 posts)But I can't find any indication that he made any during a recess less than 10 days long or any when there were pro-forma sessions.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33310_20081103.pdf
hughee99
(16,113 posts)If I remember, * had to wait until the senate went on an actual recess, and Reid didn't let the senate out of session for more than 3 days in *'s last 2 years.
IronGate
(2,186 posts)And they didn't amend the Constitution, they upheld the Constitution.
tritsofme
(17,403 posts)If he was going to nuclear anyways, he shouldn't have forced the president's hand in such a way that would so clearly be overturned.