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Obama could still force Garland onto court during ‘intersession recess’
The Washington Times ^ | January 1, 2017 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 01/01/2017 3:47:20 PM PST by jazusamo

President Obama will have one last chance to force Judge Merrick Garland onto the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday — but it’s a legal gamble and one that has so many pitfalls that even those who say he could get away with it believe it isn’t worth the fight.

Mr. Obama’s moment will come just before noon, in the five minutes that the Senate gavels the 114th Congress out of session and the time the 115th Congress begins.

In those few moments the Senate will go into what’s known as an “intersession recess,” creating one golden moment when the president could test his recess-appointment powers by sending Judge Garland to the high court.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bs; fakenews; garland; obama; recessappointment; scotus
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To: montag813
And then — at most — Garland would serve a year and then have NO job.

One year with a solid liberal majority in SCOTUS could do major permanent damage.

81 posted on 01/02/2017 8:24:48 AM PST by kabar
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To: Timpanagos1; Savage Beast

“Under what Executive Power would you suggest President Trump expose Obama’s personal records?”

The same EP O’bastard used to give the NYT Trump’s tax records!


82 posted on 01/02/2017 8:48:24 AM PST by Beagle8U (Long live Yoga Pants!)
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To: jazusamo

>> Mr. Obama has given no indication that he’s thinking about it <<

Then why write the article? Looks to me like the purest kind of click bait.


83 posted on 01/02/2017 8:49:58 AM PST by Hawthorn
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To: Mercat

The read says yes, one year OR sooner if DJT appoints and senate approves replacement.

That slimy sneaky little shit Obama is on his way to jail eventually . The constitution he so despises will put him in prison eventually. Yeah this intercession appointment is legal but the ink won’t dry before Garland is out and also out of his previous job IMO.


84 posted on 01/02/2017 9:28:30 AM PST by Squantos (Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: Thibodeaux

It is the Dem solution of simplicity even evolving into suicides from multiple shots to the back the head.


85 posted on 01/02/2017 9:39:21 AM PST by mcshot (The "Greatest Generation" would never have allowed the trashing of our Republic.)
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To: jazusamo

Obama should leave with dignity... not with trashy scams aimed at undermining the next President. If Obama tried this it would fail anyhow...

AND the low-class stunt would become Obama’s legacy. Slippin’ and sliding... scamming and jiving. Is that how Obama wants to leave the stage?

On the lighter brighter side, no one would feel any guilt about hating him forever... just like most of us feel about the Clintons.


86 posted on 01/02/2017 9:45:48 AM PST by GOPJ (ObamaCare Motto: "If You Like Your Doctor, Maybe You'll Like Your New Doctor" - Dave Barry)
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To: jazusamo

Worse yet for Mr. Obama, Judge Garland would lose his seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit — oftentimes dubbed the second-most powerful court in the country. That means the president would be trading a lifetime of Judge Garland for less than a year of Justice Garland.


The question is: Is Obama so petulant that he would make a move this stupid?


87 posted on 01/02/2017 9:48:40 AM PST by samtheman (I REALLY hope Trump reads FR)
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To: jazusamo

Can anyone explain how the closure of the current congress and the opening of the incoming congress is done? Is it covered by the Constituion? Or is it set by the rules Congress sets for itself?

Same lines, how does the transition between presidents works?


88 posted on 01/02/2017 9:54:54 AM PST by FreedomNotSafety
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To: D Rider

“How about a reversal of the EO that Obama used to seal his records to start with.”

Obama’s records, such as school, birth and medical records that were private before he became president remained private while he is president and will remain private after he is president.

There is no EO that could seal those private records and there is no EO that could unseal those private records.

Obama’s school, birth and medical records are private, just as your school, birth and medical records are private.


89 posted on 01/02/2017 10:55:38 AM PST by Timpanagos1
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To: Beagle8U

You cannot seal, nor can you unseal private records.

They are private and are always sealed, just as your private records are sealed.


90 posted on 01/02/2017 10:57:33 AM PST by Timpanagos1
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To: jazusamo

Welp.

Didn’t happen.


91 posted on 01/03/2017 10:37:08 AM PST by Lazamataz (TRUMP LIED TO ME!!!! ....He said I'd get sick of winning.... AND I'M NOT SICK OF WINNING YET!!!!)
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To: Lazamataz

Bump!


92 posted on 01/03/2017 10:44:14 AM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo

See your Bump! and raise...Bump!


93 posted on 01/03/2017 11:35:10 AM PST by FreedomNotSafety
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