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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (178998)	1/10/2012 11:37:07 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541777

The McConnell piece is a good one. He has a reputation for that kind of work. Two problems, however. First, he never addresses the substantive issue of the Republican minority using the confirmation process to block the functioning of agencies; in other words to change law. If they wish to do so, there are procedures. The second problem is that McConnell throws a lot of excess garbage at the argument. That's always a sign of a weak argument. Suffice to say, I'm not persuaded. But I have little doubt there will be more.

To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (178998)	1/10/2012 12:40:50 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541777

I think it's a terrible article, myself, but I haven't read the whole thing. "It's hard to imagine a plausible Constitutional basis for the appointments." You don't have to imagine one. The Constitution grants the power to make such appointments to the President, and in fact requires him to make them. The fact that the Senate is using a stupid human trick to subvert the will of the Founders and of the American people doesn't mean Obama gets to ignore his Constitutionally mandated duties. The Senates actions in this case aren't about checks and balances. They're about obstruction, pure and simple.