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Trump threatens to adjourn Congress to make recess appointments
Washington Times ^
| April 15,2020
| Dave Boyer
Posted on 04/15/2020 4:58:08 PM PDT by bobsunshine
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The action is perfectly legal. Also, found the following from 2011 when the Daily Beast wants Obama to Adjourn Congress so Obama could make recess appointments. Will be interesting to see if the Daily Beast says it is illegal if Trump does it. Here is the link:
adjourn Congress
To: bobsunshine
Don’t threaten Mr. President. Just do it.
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posted on
04/15/2020 5:00:12 PM PDT
by
EvilCapitalist
(Pets are no substitute for children.)
To: bobsunshine
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posted on
04/15/2020 5:01:09 PM PDT
by
JPJones
(More Tariffs, less income tax.)
To: bobsunshine
I have no problem with it, get it done Mr.President, we are in a war with China and the ‘Rats are our foe’s team.
To: bobsunshine
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posted on
04/15/2020 5:01:28 PM PDT
by
Zhang Fei
(My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
To: bobsunshine
What is McConnell’s reasoning for allowing this to get this far? He is complicit in tying Trump’s hands. What will Mitch say about this?
To: EvilCapitalist
“..Don’t threaten Mr. President. Just do it....”
Exactly. Rest assured, IF the roles were reversed, it would happen in a heartbeat.
“When you gotta shoot, shoot...don’t talk”.. Tuco
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posted on
04/15/2020 5:03:13 PM PDT
by
lgjhn23
(Libs are a virus.....the DemoVirus!!)
To: EvilCapitalist
The Dems are out and will only have a skeleton crew doing the proforma recess motions.
Yes, Mr. President, do it.
Three years of obstruction justifies an Article 3 adjournment.
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posted on
04/15/2020 5:03:25 PM PDT
by
Candor7
(Hydroxy-chloroquine, she isss jour fren ! Know the Zelenko Protocol)
To: Zhang Fei
That was a different issue, as I recall. Obama didn’t adjourn Congress, he just claimed that their BS pretending to be in session was really a recess, and made appointments. The court said that it is up to the Senate and House to determine if they are in session, the President can’t do that for them. Unless, of course, he uses his Constitutional power to adjourn them. Then it’s not up to them.
Beautiful.
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posted on
04/15/2020 5:04:38 PM PDT
by
Defiant
(I hope the Russians trick me into voting for Trump again in 2020.)
To: bobsunshine
He criticized the Senate and House for holding “phony” pro forma sessions
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The GOP Senate is run by Mitch, even before Pelosi took over the House the GOP House was hamstringing President Trump.
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posted on
04/15/2020 5:06:10 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
To: bobsunshine
...and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper... I don't think the problem is a disagreement between the House and Senate on adjourning.
To: EvilCapitalist
Oh man, the Democrats will go ballistic. LOL. I can just imagine Pelosi, Schumer and Biden (see below).
I need more popcorn. Joe Biden will do another podcast or something.
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posted on
04/15/2020 5:10:06 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: SaveFerris
The day after election: Appoint EVERYBODY in the pipeline. Only if he wins of course.
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posted on
04/15/2020 5:11:16 PM PDT
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: bobsunshine
Outstanding, isn’t it? He called Pelosi’s bluff beautifully.
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posted on
04/15/2020 5:11:33 PM PDT
by
SueRae
(An administration like no other.)
To: hardspunned
I got this from the article in post 5.....
The President can make a recess appointment without Senate confirmation when the Senate says it is in recess. But either the House or the Senate can take the Senate out of recess and force it to hold a “pro forma session” that will block any recess appointment. So while the President’s recess appointment power is broad in theory, if either house of Congress is in the hands of the other party, it can be blocked
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posted on
04/15/2020 5:12:44 PM PDT
by
redshawk
( I want my red balloon. ( https://youtu.be/V12H2mteniE))
To: DIRTYSECRET
Joe Biden will not win. Biden is hated by most of the Democrats at Yahoo. When he entered the race, the comments were 90% against him. It was a pleasant surprise.
IMHO, the DNC will have to waddle out Hillary as his VP. That would excite the Democrats.
Guess we’re gonna find out.
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posted on
04/15/2020 5:14:54 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: SaveFerris
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04/15/2020 5:15:36 PM PDT
by
EvilCapitalist
(Pets are no substitute for children.)
To: EvilCapitalist; dfwgator
I’m not sure. Was wondering that myself. Has to be an old movie.
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posted on
04/15/2020 5:16:20 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: bobsunshine
Just do it. They deserve it.
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posted on
04/15/2020 5:16:32 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(Covfefe Happens)
To: SaveFerris
It reminds me of the pigs from Animal Farm.
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posted on
04/15/2020 5:17:15 PM PDT
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EvilCapitalist
(Pets are no substitute for children.)
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