Posted on 04/25/2013 1:35:42 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Setting the stage for a constitutional showdown, the Obama administration on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to rule that presidents have broad authority to make certain appointments without Senate approval.
In January the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that three appointments to the panel, which normally has five members, were invalid.
In the brief filed on Thursday, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli defended the recess appointment powers of the president, disputing the court's conclusion that it can only be used in the period between formal sessions of the Senate.
If the appeals court ruling was left to stand, it would "dramatically curtail" the president's authority, Verrilli said.
In addition to limiting presidential power, the ruling meant that the NLRB did not have the required quorum to make decisions, casting doubt on all its actions and rulings since Obama made the appointments.
The ruling "threatens a significant disruption of the federal government's operations," Verrilli wrote.
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Do it again. Harder. Faster.
/johnny
:: If the appeals court ruling was left to stand, it would “dramatically curtail” the president’s authority ::
And that’s a problem because....?
Obama administration on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to rule that presidents have broad authority to Furlough Congress and RULE the country as a KING
2016 cannot come fast enough for me.
Anyone who knows the history of this clause should see this as an open-and-shut case where Obama has clearly overstepped his authority. Unfortunately we are now a government of men (judges) rather than of laws, and earlier Presidents have also abused this authority, although not as flagrantly.
Damn that pesky Constitution and those slave holding old white guys who wrote it./sarc
Another step in our King’s rule as dictator.
Exactly. The Constitution exists to dramatically curtail the authority of not just the president, but the entire Federal government.
Dems didn’t feel this way when Bush was making appointments and they blocked them left and right...
Funny how that “double-standard” thing works...
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