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A Blatant, Frontal Assault on the Constitutional Separation of Powers
Posted by Leon H. Wolf (Diary)
Wednesday, January 4th at 9:03PM EST
Regarding the power of the President, Article 2, Section 2 of the Constitution states:
He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.
The Senate’s power to pass on all appointments of Officers of the United States is explicitly enshrined in the Constitution. The one and only exception to this Congressional power occurs when the Senate is in recess. Despite the fact that, according to the Senate, the Senate is most emphatically not in recess, and despite the fact that they have been meeting every two days even over the holiday, the Obama administration has taken it upon themselves to declare that the Senate is in fact in recess and has made recess appointments to both the NRLB and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Consider the astonishing timeline here – Obama submitted the names of his proposed appointments two weeks ago - two weeks ago - there has been no filibuster of the appointments; there hasn’t even been a cloture vote scheduled. The Senate hasn’t taken any action one way or another because there’s this holiday that happens in the last two weeks of December that some Americans celebrate, but Reid has kept the Senate in pro forma session, including regular meetings, to preserve the Senate’s prerogative to advise and consent on Obama’s nominees, as it is absolutely and beyond caveat the Senate’s prerogative to do. Thus, despite the fact that the Senate isn’t even dragging its feet on these appointments, and despite the fact that the Senate has been adamant that it is not in recess, Obama has arrogated to himself the power to declare the Senate in recess for them and short circuit the entire Constitutional process for Senate confirmation of Constitutional officers.
This is nothing less than an assault by President Obama on the entire institution of the Senate. And it appears to serve no purpose other than Obama telling the Senate that he will do whatever he darn well pleases.
I can safely say that this is the ballsiest thing I have ever seen a President do that served absolutely no meaningful purpose at all. If Congress – and I am including Congressional Democrats in this – takes this lying down, it will set a breathtaking precedent and instantaneously demolish a significant part of Congress’ relevance. Consider that if Congress allows this to stand, then the next Republican President might just announce Jay Sekulow for his next SCOTUS appointment, and then two weeks later when the Senate breaks for the weekend, declare them in recess and appoint him to the Court. If Democrats consider this to be an undesirable view of the future, I would suggest that they figure out a way to cooperate with Republicans in making Obama pay a very real price for this blatant slap at their constitutional authority.
A Blatant, Frontal Assault on the Constitutional Separation of Powers
Posted by Leon H. Wolf (Diary)
Wednesday, January 4th at 9:03PM EST
Regarding the power of the President, Article 2, Section 2 of the Constitution states:
He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.
The Senate’s power to pass on all appointments of Officers of the United States is explicitly enshrined in the Constitution. The one and only exception to this Congressional power occurs when the Senate is in recess. Despite the fact that, according to the Senate, the Senate is most emphatically not in recess, and despite the fact that they have been meeting every two days even over the holiday, the Obama administration has taken it upon themselves to declare that the Senate is in fact in recess and has made recess appointments to both the NRLB and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Consider the astonishing timeline here – Obama submitted the names of his proposed appointments two weeks ago - two weeks ago - there has been no filibuster of the appointments; there hasn’t even been a cloture vote scheduled. The Senate hasn’t taken any action one way or another because there’s this holiday that happens in the last two weeks of December that some Americans celebrate, but Reid has kept the Senate in pro forma session, including regular meetings, to preserve the Senate’s prerogative to advise and consent on Obama’s nominees, as it is absolutely and beyond caveat the Senate’s prerogative to do. Thus, despite the fact that the Senate isn’t even dragging its feet on these appointments, and despite the fact that the Senate has been adamant that it is not in recess, Obama has arrogated to himself the power to declare the Senate in recess for them and short circuit the entire Constitutional process for Senate confirmation of Constitutional officers.
This is nothing less than an assault by President Obama on the entire institution of the Senate. And it appears to serve no purpose other than Obama telling the Senate that he will do whatever he darn well pleases.
I can safely say that this is the ballsiest thing I have ever seen a President do that served absolutely no meaningful purpose at all. If Congress – and I am including Congressional Democrats in this – takes this lying down, it will set a breathtaking precedent and instantaneously demolish a significant part of Congress’ relevance. Consider that if Congress allows this to stand, then the next Republican President might just announce Jay Sekulow for his next SCOTUS appointment, and then two weeks later when the Senate breaks for the weekend, declare them in recess and appoint him to the Court. If Democrats consider this to be an undesirable view of the future, I would suggest that they figure out a way to cooperate with Republicans in making Obama pay a very real price for this blatant slap at their constitutional authority.
"The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles."
— Socrates
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IF SOMEBODY DIDNT LIKE BUSH CAUSE OF HIS SPENDING OR THE PATRIOT ACT....SHIT THAT WAS NOTHING!
OBAMA IS 50 TIMES WORSE ON BOTH OF THEM!
OBAMA HAS EXPANDED THE POWERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVT. LIKE NEVER BEFORE IN HISTORY! HOW COULD ANYONE THINK ITS GOOD? INSANE!
A man that stands for nothing....will fall for anything!
All people need to do more on every level!
/hattip
— Socrates
this isn't true, i can think of three people off the top of my head who will acknowledge Obama is worse than Bush
Godfather.
No I didn't like Bush because he killed little kids and innocent people for money and greed just like Hitler killed innocents. Only Hitler did it because he was an insane nut. Bush is just a racist evil man who was also one dumb mother fucker. I hope the ignorant fucker dies and dies soon.
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you know what they say see something say something, good job mister forum police officer sir
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True up to the self pride, i still support him because who else is there? Maybe Mitt Romney, but i'd like to see him debate Obama before making that choice.
Have you seen his track record for finding the cure for AIDS? He played a big part in the US helping the world find the cure for AIDS. That doesn't sound evil to me at all and something Hitler would never do in a million years.
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I know it's cool isn't it
Bye bye :wave:
but his religious approach to foreign aid in developing countries probably caused more damage due to HIV ... but i digress ...
my opinion is that both bush and obama were being played by the establishment ... the main difference being that bush wanted to be played ... while obama is doing what he needs to do to survive ... still a failure in every aspect but all things being equal ... i'd take obama over bush any day ...
Didn't think it would come down to lesser of two evils thing with Obama but it has and will in November.
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ooooh, a redstate diary....thanks for posting... :yawn:
actually obama has done less recess appoinments than anyone in recent history. look it up.
what is he going to do, just let the senate continue to block his appointees just because they can?
scott brown, a republican, came out in support of this move. i guess he really is threatened in november...
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
I think the issue some have with this one is that technically the senate was in session
pro forma session I believe it is called
doesn't worry me enough to look it up
I heard something about it this morning on the news I wasn't paying much attention.
It is terrifying when you are too stupid to know who is dumb
- Joe Rogan
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
are you all trolling and derailing my thread
— Socrates
It doesn't appear that he was. This thread derailed when recess appointments were deemed out of the ordinary all of a sudden.
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This Scott Brown?
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No offense, but get YOUR facts right.
They're NOT in recess.
Don't feel bad about not reading it... it was WAY over your head anyway...
Constitution and all...
Don't worry about it...
Just Obama violating the Constitution agaiin...
Just tyranny... let's all keep dancing.
Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. - Louis Brandeis
Well then as a taxpayer you should be outraged. If they're in session for a matter of a few seconds every day and not doing a single thing but gaveling in every four days, you should be outraged.
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that is exactly why i said what i said. it as relevent to the topic...
recess apointments are normal procedure for any president.
is is a dick move? yes, but so is what the senate is doing.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Brother, you said it.
The only entity I AM more outraged at than the President is this god-awful Congress.