Posted on 02/03/2012 10:50:14 AM PST by jazusamo
But not for the purpose of thwarting recess appointments. That's a new gig. Typical uses were the day before or after a recess, so members could bail out, yet the chamber was open to accept bills, amendments, and other communications, like from the president.
I understand that the general sentiment at FR is that Reid started a "good" thing. I have the opposite point of view, seeing the pro-forma sessions with the chamber otherwise closed as sophistry akin to calling a tail a leg, then saying the dog has five legs.
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