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To: Repeal 16-17

If the Senate “stands adjourned until 4:00 pm on January 20th”, could Obama get his SCOTUS nominee appointed as a recess appointment???????


10 posted on 01/17/2017 4:33:23 PM PST by kushnejz
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To: kushnejz
If the Senate “stands adjourned until 4:00 pm on January 20th”, could Obama get his SCOTUS nominee appointed as a recess appointment?

The Senate will stand in adjournment, not recess. It's merely close of business for the day.

12 posted on 01/17/2017 4:55:34 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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