HE WILL RE-APPOINT THEM IN THE NEXT "REAL" RECESS

Posted by The Taint on 1/27/2013 1:42:00 PM (view original):
This had been going on for two hundred years. Both Clinton and bush had over 150 such appointments. Bolton was a recess appointment by Bush. Funny how all of a sudden its such an issue. Wonder what's different about this president that makes it such an issue all of a sudden.

Nearly all of those appointments would be unconstitutional under the rationale of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. It ruled that presidents may bypass the confirmation process only during the sort of recess that occurs between formal sessions of Congress, a gap that generally arises just once a year and sometimes is skipped, rather than other breaks throughout the year. Two of the three judges on the panel also ruled that presidents may fill only vacancies that arise during that same recess.

Presidents have used recess appointments to fill vacancies that opened before a recess since the 1820s, and have made recess appointments during Senate breaks in the midst of sessions going back to 1867. But the three judges, all appointed by Republicans, said the original meaning of the words used in the Constitution clashed with subsequent historical practices.

Whats going to be really funny is when prisoners are released from prison due to their trials being overseen by judges that were appointed during recesses.  Of course the Dem's brought it on themselves by jacking with Bush using the same tactics the GOP just used.  This is going to be another colossal waste of taxpayer money.

Posted by The Taint on 1/27/2013 5:17:00 PM (view original):
Recess appointments by president:

Reagan  240
Bush I  77
Clinton 140
Bush II  171
Obama 32

Nearly all of those appointments would be unconstitutional under the rationale of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. It ruled that presidents may bypass the confirmation process only during the sort of recess that occurs between formal sessions of Congress, a gap that generally arises just once a year and sometimes is skipped, rather than other breaks throughout the year. Two of the three judges on the panel also ruled that presidents may fill only vacancies that arise during that same recess.

Presidents have used recess appointments to fill vacancies that opened before a recess since the 1820s, and have made recess appointments during Senate breaks in the midst of sessions going back to 1867. But the three judges, all appointed by Republicans, said the original meaning of the words used in the Constitution clashed with subsequent historical practices.

Whats going to be really funny is when prisoners are released from prison due to their trials being overseen by judges that were appointed during recesses.  Of course the Dem's brought it on themselves by jacking with Bush using the same tactics the GOP just used.  This is going to be another colossal waste of taxpayer money.