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pnwmom

(108,987 posts)
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 08:41 PM Aug 2017

Senate blocks Trump from making recess appointments over break

Source: The Hill

The Senate blocked President Trump from being able to make recess appointments on Thursday as lawmakers leave Washington for their summer break.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), doing wrap up for the entire Senate, locked in nine "pro-forma" sessions — brief meetings that normally last roughly a minute.

The move, which requires the agreement of every senator, means the Senate will be in session every three business days throughout the August recess.

The Senate left D.C. on Thursday evening with most lawmakers not expected to return to Washington until after Labor Day.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/345261-senate-blocks-trump-from-making-recess-appointments-over-break

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Senate blocks Trump from making recess appointments over break (Original Post) pnwmom Aug 2017 OP
The Senate GOP did this to trump Gothmog Aug 2017 #1
Cheeto has 3 weeks of golf to worry about FakeNoose Aug 2017 #9
There was speculation NewJeffCT Aug 2017 #20
Yeah, not gonna happen though FakeNoose Aug 2017 #21
A Twitter storm is expected in the next hours... syringis Aug 2017 #2
Every senator agreed! Flaleftist Aug 2017 #12
You mean... syringis Aug 2017 #14
If they were anything else, Flaleftist Aug 2017 #15
Not at all syringis Aug 2017 #16
I'm going to start planning my escape. Flaleftist Aug 2017 #17
Think of how significant that is JohnnyRingo Aug 2017 #19
Murkowski is impressing me C_U_L8R Aug 2017 #3
Are you sure she is? I thought she ran as an Independent after losing a R primary. pnwmom Aug 2017 #5
At least Wikipedia identifies her as R C_U_L8R Aug 2017 #6
Nope she is still a Repugnant as she voted agreed to end the filibuster attempt on Gorsuch and cstanleytech Aug 2017 #7
She voted for.... SergeStorms Aug 2017 #18
Do not taunt the Happy Fun Ball that is Lisa Murkowski. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #4
See, Trump is bringing people together harun Aug 2017 #8
See You In September frazzled Aug 2017 #10
Give them hell Senator Murkowski question everything Aug 2017 #11
The Senate has his number. orangecrush Aug 2017 #13
I've never heard of this pro forma thing before. Clever. Kinda sneaky, too. Murkowski is smiling. Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #22
I think that's what McConnell used last July to stop Obama nominating Garland. OnDoutside Aug 2017 #23
I looked that up. No, Obama nominated him in March 2016. He voluntarily told the Senate... Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #24

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
20. There was speculation
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 11:53 AM
Aug 2017

that he would fire Jeff Sessions and replace him with Ghouliani as a recess appointment, who would then fire Mueller for Trump.

FakeNoose

(32,680 posts)
21. Yeah, not gonna happen though
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 12:23 PM
Aug 2017

As an after-thought, Giuliani would have been a problem for Trump.

Oh sure, he'll pass the loyalty sniff-test but he's smart enough to realize that he'd have to recuse himself from the Russia Investigation. I'm pretty sure he already told Trump the same, because it was in the papers a few weeks ago.

So Cheeto figured out there was no advantage in firing Sessions and replacing him with Giuliani, so he must be listening to his lawyers finally. We'll see.

syringis

(5,101 posts)
16. Not at all
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 12:04 AM
Aug 2017

Forget about what it is considered as normal for the common people. We live (against our will) in the enraged twitterist dimension

JohnnyRingo

(18,638 posts)
19. Think of how significant that is
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 11:26 AM
Aug 2017

100 senators can't agree unanimously on lunch.

They apparently will agree on a vacation where they don't have to worry about returning to find Alex Jones as Secretary of State. The GOP obviously doesn't trust him.

cstanleytech

(26,305 posts)
7. Nope she is still a Repugnant as she voted agreed to end the filibuster attempt on Gorsuch and
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 09:03 PM
Aug 2017

she voted yes for Gorsuch or in other words do not trust her to much and even then be careful.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
18. She voted for....
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 03:05 AM
Aug 2017

Gorsuch WAY BACK THEN? That was a little more than five months ago, but in terms of 'Trump time' it might as well have been light years. That was WAY BACK when Republican Senators were still giving Trump the benefit of the doubt, and sticking up for him. My, have things changed since then, huh?

It's hard to believe so much Trump horse shit has transpired in that short time period. It feels like years have passed since Russia elected Trump President.

frazzled

(18,402 posts)
10. See You In September
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 10:02 PM
Aug 2017

It seems the Republicsn Senate has turned against their president at last. More fun to come after the recess. Bye bye, so long, farewell.

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Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
22. I've never heard of this pro forma thing before. Clever. Kinda sneaky, too. Murkowski is smiling.
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 02:16 PM
Aug 2017

Threatening Murkowski apparently doesn't get you very far.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
24. I looked that up. No, Obama nominated him in March 2016. He voluntarily told the Senate...
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 04:09 PM
Aug 2017

that he wouldn't make a recess appt, later that year. So they didn't have to do anything. Obama told them he wouldn't do that.
I vaguely recall that, now. I wondered why he was being so nice, when they were being so obstructionist and told him to his face he would never make an appt to the S Ct before the end of the year.

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