Posted on 01/20/2012 11:11:49 AM PST by 92nina
...These were unconstitutional appointments that the President called “recess appointments”. Unfortunately for President Obama, the Senate was not actually in recess, this was just a tactic the White House used to pull a fast one on Congress.
In the last few days several organizations have put forth lawsuits against the President. Three of the most important groups to mention are the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, the National Right to Work Committee, and the National Federation of Independent Business. Each of these groups are challenging that the appointments made by President Obama are not only frowned upon, but in fact are truly unconstitutional. According to the CDW website:
“CDW chairman Geoffrey Burr said, ‘The motion we filed today is a major step toward overturning the President’s ill-conceived and illegal efforts to ignore the Constitution. This act brazenly violates Constitutionally established separation of powers, all but ensuring that the rogue, anti-business agency continues uninterrupted in its pursuit of silencing the voices of employers in the workplace. Employers take matters before the NLRB seriously, but we take matters of core constitutional questions even more seriously and our action today is just the first step toward holding this administration accountable.’”
...The National Right to Work Committee says:
“Today, National Right to Work Foundation attorneys filed a motion in federal court challenging the legality of President Barack Obama’s recent purported recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).”
...The statement from the NFIB explains:
“Amending its existing challenge to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) 'Notice Posting Rule,' the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) today added new claims, alleging that the Board appointments issued on January 4, 2012, violate the Constitution. The amended complaint argues that the Board does not possess...”
Read more: http://www.atr.org/lawsuits-filed-against-obama-administration-illegal-a6693#ixzz1k1fCaNdW
(Excerpt) Read more at atr.org ...
Take this article and others I found to the fight to the Libs on their own turf; put the Left on the defensive at Digg and at Reddit and in Stumbleupon and Delicious
Have we ever had a President who caused this much controversy with every thing he did?
I have heard absolutely nothing from the Senate about this. Even the Democrats should be screaming that the President has no right to thumb his nose at the Senate like this, let alone the Republicans.
I’m sure they’ve said a few polite words, but if so it has barely made the news media, or even the blogs.
Why isn’t the Senate acting on this?
Bill Clinton.
“..Have we ever had a President who caused this much controversy with every thing he did?..”
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It is not controversy — it is criminality. He deliberately and knowingly broke Constitutional law, his favorite target for breaking laws. Just another IN YOUR FACE AMERICA - NOW TRY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.... (Hello Congress?)
Andrew Jackson?
I have been thinking the same thing. as soon as this happened. Congress could make a lot of nose too. But nope. Nothing...Not even form our new Tea Party members.
In modern times Wilson/FDR/Clinton.
You know half of the Tea Party members have been neutered.
Has there ever been a POTUS with as many law suits against him?
Now that would make a prize winning history/public-policy research paper.
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