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To: Presbyterian Reporter

I think Trump can call them back.

“the President can call the Senate (or both houses) into a special session on “extraordinary occasions” under Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution. This authority allows the President to force lawmakers back to Washington D.C. to address urgent, specific matters like economic crises or nominations.”


53 posted on 03/27/2026 11:57:14 AM PDT by JayGalt ( “The strong do what they can, the weak suffer what they must”.)
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To: JayGalt

https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/articles/article-ii/clauses/348

Interpretation: Article II, Section 3 | Constitution Center

Article II, Section 3 grants and constrains presidential power. This Section invests the President with the discretion to convene Congress on “extraordinary occasions,” a power that has been used to summon the chambers to consider nominations, war declarations, and emergency legislation.


58 posted on 03/27/2026 12:09:39 PM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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