Posted on 02/13/2016 8:01:40 PM PST by servo1969
Nightmare scenario-
FOX News reported this afternoon that Barack Obama can appoint a left-wing Supreme Court Justice after the Republican Senate adjourns on January 3, 2016.
Obama will then have 17 days to nominate a far left justice to the Supreme Court.
11 of 12 previous recess appointments were approved by the senate.
This came up in discussion after news broke that conservative Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead today.
This would be his last 'eff-you' to the American people before he leaves office.
God help us.
The Senate won't have to approve anyone.
My guess? Say hello to Supreme Court Justice Eric Holder.
Advise and consent.
The Senate will have to stop this. Our spineless GOPe will have to do something. Finally.
They mean Jan 4, 2017,not 2016.
Solution. Don’t adjourn.
Either my calendar is wrong or I am missing something here.
I’m unfamiliar with the part of the constitution that says a president can appoint a supreme court justice without the advice and consent of the Senate if they happen to be on recess.
If he did that, it would only be for one year.
Exactly. Stay in session.
Keep the senate in session until Jan 20th.
You'd think this is a no-brainer if we want to stay a Republic.
And the Senate can stay in session until the inauguration.
Aren’t they in recess now?
Article 2, section 2
Not clear to me if that would be temporary or permanent.
It will depend on who gets elected in November. The stakes of this election are very very high.
A recess appointment only serves until the next congress convenes.
That appointment would be replaced by the next president and senate, three weeks later.
If he does try an appointment, it is not likely anyone would accept a questionable permanency but, with the weird things going these last few years, who knows.
It would only bee for less than a moqnth. Recess appointments only serve until the next congress convenes.
the problem with this is you assume the GOPe is going to do the right thing...the GOP won’t win the WH this year- it will be an outsider, Cruz or Trump, running on the GOP ticket- hence the GOPe would like nothing more than to make their job more difficult....
I think Fox has this one very wrong.
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