Court Rules Obama Recess Appointments Unconstitutional

[Accountable]

An AP Story.
Court Rules Obama Recess Appointments Unconstitutional - WSJ.com


These childish games - the President waiting and delaying until he can do what he wants without opposition; The House using technicalities to officially stay in session (even though they did nothing as a legislative body) so that he can't - are ridiculous.

President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate to fill vacancies on a labor-relations panel, a federal appeals court panel ruled Friday.


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Mr. Obama claims he acted properly in the case of the NLRB appointments because the Senate was away for the holidays on a 20-day recess. But the three-judge panel ruled that the Senate technically stayed in session when it was gaveled in and out every few days for so-called pro forma sessions.


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The Obama administration is expected to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, but if it stands, it means hundreds of decisions issued by the board over more than a year are invalid.

Minor, I suppose you're apoplectic over this.

 

[darkcgi]

think of it like a wild dog
his will is virtually free but when we "tame" him he has to lose some freedom to gain some civil environment
but is your owner trusted make that decision?

 

[hart]

They have been doing this forever...........appointing people when the House and Senate are on recess. Why are they stopping this now? Yes, it's a game but you don't stop something you have been doing for over 200 years without good reason, after all that time it becomes customary.

 

[Accountable]

They have been doing this forever...........appointing people when the House and Senate are on recess. Why are they stopping this now? Yes, it's a game but you don't stop something you have been doing for over 200 years without good reason, after all that time it becomes customary.

The Senate Repubs say they weren't on recess. Both sides are acting like children in this case.