The Obama - Clinton Disaster Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: longnshort who wrote (64177)	1/13/2012 1:48:11 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	of 103300

Re: "the House is irrelevant to recess appointments." The House, and the constitution, disagrees with that statement since the constitution says that the Senate cannot recess without the permission of the House.... Re: "The only question that matters is whether the Senate is in session." That's the nub of it, sure. Question is: Is it a recess OR NOT when they are all out of town for 20 days, and have adopted a resolution saying that NO WORK CAN BE DONE in these little 'pro forma sessions' when one joker shows up all by his lonesome and bangs the gavel for 30 seconds or less..... That was a trick devised by Senator Reid in 2007, (never before used in history), and the intent was to try to keep President Bush from making any recess appointments. Validity of which has never been tested in court, but there are plenty of court precedents that take the "functional" approach to deciding what is, and what is not, a real session of Congress... looking, (mainly), to the defining question of "can any actual legislative work be done, yes or no?".

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next