It most certainly does. Consult=permission, that's what it means for the Nature Conservancy, the ACLU and every other liberal organization. Speaking of the NC, wait until you figure out their plans for MN, WI, MI, NY, and OH.
The funny thing is, when the GOP takes the sucker bet and is voted out of power this Nov, Speaker Pelousy and Senate President Reid is going to impeach and throw this whole miserable bunch into prison anyway. Jorge Dos, for all his efforts to suck up, will be the first impeached president actually removed. Start the tiny violins.
Cellmates of Skilling, indeed.
I do not know what dictionary you use, but "consult" does NOT equal permission as far as Merriam Webster is concerned. It means getting their advice or opinion. I sometimes get the advice of people and find myself not taking the advice. I have still "consulted" them.
It does not matter what it means to the ACLU or the Nature Conservancy, either.
It DOES matter what it means to Federal judges. That is why it is so important to get more conservatives on the benches.