Speakeasy forum: BO recess apptments unconstitutional

In case you're interested, SCOTUS doesn't have to even hear this case because if it accepts the fact that the Senate was in Pro-Forma Session (the same way REID did it with Bush in order to prevent Bush from appointing anybody), it won't bother since there is already a precedent set to NOT make appointments during that type of session. The Dems can't have it both ways, Rob.....they stopped Bush effectively, and now a Fed Court has stopped them.

news commentators about this particular pro-forma session, most of the time, the Senate was actually conducting business and passing/amending bills....there were only a few occasions where someone would come in alone, gavel in and gavel back out after a minute. It was during one of those times that BO make his 'recess' appointments by thinking he could get away with it.

When Reid held his pro-forma session, they did NO work and yet Bush honored the session by not making any appointments.

However, it was the Democrats and their obstructionist leader Reid who dreamed it up and used it......and had it honored by Bush. I hope that once this is ruling is over that Congress will ban the use of it for the rest of time.