Just do it.
Let’s be very clear. Obama didn’t appoint Cordray as head of the CFPB. He doesn’t have that power. If he claims to have done so, he’s lying and can be ignored. Any affected organization should refuse to acknowledge the CFPB as legitimate as long as Cordray attempts to direct it. Will that land them in court? Sure. That’s to be desired.
Wow, what profound insight! Next, the 'Pubbies will tell us that BO is half black!
The Congress gave the POTUS this power and the Congress will have to take it away. Too many presidents on either side of the aisle have abused their authority, not just zero.
If these lawmakers are genuinely upset by all of this, they should use their true power and ZERO some budgets for the agencies involved. Congress could totally shutdown the NLRB by turning it’s budget into a ‘circle’ in the federal budget.
If they don’t do so, they are simply making a bunch of noise when they are complaining to the media.
“Obama recess appointment is attack on Constitution”
Um, actually it’s ANOTHER attack on our Constitution!
Kind of like the Stalinist “Indefinite Detention of American citizens without trial” by “Presidential Authority” so many from both sides of the isle approved a few days ago.
Congress obliges in tearing up the constitution one day and then expects the socialist in the white house to abide by that same constitution the next day?
Yah, THAT is completely reasonable! /S
This sort of stupidity is why we need a genuine Constitutional Constructionist with the guts to act on congressional tripe as our next president!
“Conservative” has been watered down to the point of meaning nothing more than whatever the MSM wants it to mean when they use it as a pejorative term.
From what I have read there is no basis for a lawsuit unless someone has been harmed who can file the suit, called standing. That could take many months before it happens and the specific case may not make Obama look bad to voters. This is why Republicans are just talking no action.
This is just another political re-election strategy move by Obama to help him get re-elected.
His base liberals (progressives) are delighted
Average moderate voters either don't care or think he is helping them with this agency
Republicans are mad about it, but they won't do anything they wouldn't anyway.
Still waiting for a (congressional) Republican counter political strategy. Them just complaining about this with no effective plan of action is a waste of time and what Obama is counting on.
“House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.)”
If he will make a big issue of this, and take it to court, it will go a long way to redeeming himself.
Just sayin’...
Yeah, just what I thought, you're just going to squawk and grumble and let him keep on his path of destruction.
Pfffft!
Need to ask them, “So, What does Congress need to do to never be in recess?”
Ask them “Would it be unConstitutional for GOP to declare never to go on recess, thereby denying the president a right to recess appoint?”
Bitching about it is one thing, doing something about it is another.
If the republicans don’t jump on this quick and actually do something vice talkking about it, it means nothing.
Personally, I wake up every morning hoping Obama has a vision, thinks he’s Jim Jones and pull a Jonestown with his administration.
Any confidence in McConnel or Boehner?
Hell NO.
Couple of eunichs.
We have to face it. Obama and his enablers are rats seeking holes in our Constitution and laws i.e. change. It also shows how stupid/naive elected representatives can be. The really concerned ones still don’t understand that to stop a stampede of wild/evil people you have get in front of them. Anticipating what the Obama crowd might pull off is part of the game our representatives should be handling.