Posted on 03/29/2017 9:59:16 PM PDT by arrogantsob
Recess appointments to the Supreme Court began with the first president so it isn’t an innovation.
Screams of outrage from the Democrats would be music to my ears. I don’t see any difficulty from Republicans or blowback.
Well this is an alternative to use if necessary.
Republicans honor the separation of powers and understand that they can do nothing to rein in these courts. This the reason the appointment of Gorush and other judges is critical.
The GOPe first needs to locate their balls...
Recess appointments are rarely kicked off the court once seated and I would expect that to be the case with Gosuch.
<>Republicans honor the separation of powers and understand that they can do nothing to rein in these courts<>
Pubbies will support and defend the Constitution . . . as long as it doesn’t threaten their reelection.
Congress, through Article III, and short of impeachment, has enormous power to rein in federal courts. But, until the 17th Amendment is repealed, there is zero chance that congress will take on the scotus.
Recess appointments are rare because they expire at the end of the next session and tend to antagonize the Senate as an offense to its prerogatives. Presidents rarely find them a useful tactic.
Recess appointments are rarely kicked off the court once seated and I would expect that to be the case with Gosuch.
Prevus is not an enemy contrary to popular myth. He is, however, partially responsible for the re-birth of the GOP in Wisconsin and presided over a tremendous Republican victory last fall.
Few things the Democrats would applaud more is to get rid of someone who knows how to win.
You gotta be kidding me. Miracles don’t happen in politics. It is a hard, long grind with many ups and downs.
One of the problems with conservatives is they have little regard for the positive if it isn’t ideologically correct.
I agree with all that but our problem is the electorate is not for smaller government. And it is ironic at the least that campaigning against the government while trying to become a part of that government is Quixotic and doesn’t convince many that such a campaigner is capable of governing.
It becomes less of an issue with improvement in the employment statistics. Sorry he isn’t on your schedule but he will address it in due time.
That did not bother Eisenhower who put two on the Court in that fashion. I doubt that the Republicans in the Senate would object.
Not only are such positions unusually powerful and of long-term significance, but the Democrats and their news media allies have been inclined to bitter, ideological opposition to Republican Supreme Court nominations ever since their unmerited vilification of and Senate rejection of the nominations of Clement Haynsworth (November 21, 1969) and Robert Bork (October 23, 1987). As the French say, appetite grows with eating, and since those victories for the Left, they reflexively oppose every conservative GOP Supreme Court nominee.
I am all for sticking it to the Democrats when we can, but a recess appointment seems more like a dodge to avoid a fight than winning one. With a Senate GOP majority, we ought to be able to win by straight up voting solid conservatives onto the Supreme Court. If necessary, we should use the nuclear option and break any filibuster. To me, that is really sticking it to our adversaries.
1) this would not be the preferred method only one of last resort and as I indicated “hard ball”. Of course, the enemies of the Good will scream and cry.
2) I don’t see any indication that Trump is afraid of generating opposition in the Ratmedia.
3) I wonder if there is a way to have a temporary suspension of the Filibuster rule.
4) Given the later life of Haynesworth it is just as well he was not confirmed. And as you say the enemy will stop any nominee if they are allowed to. So this would be the last ditch effort to get Gorsuch on the Court.
5)As a student of the Art of War I believe in attacking weak points in an enemy. This would be the greatest weak point they have, not having to go against archaic rules and super majoritys.
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