Posted on 01/11/2002 9:22:28 AM PST by HOYA97
Circumventing Senate opposition, President Bush signs recess appointments for Otto Reich and Eugene Scalia, The Associated Press has learned.
Ahhhh.... I assume that the individual GOP Senators named were portrayed as 'obstructionists' and Clinton needed to get his 'team' assembled whereinas President Bush is presented as CIRCUMVENTING senate (pssst... Daschle) opposition. The GOP Senators did hold committee hearings wherein the Daschle-led Senate will not even conduct hearings nor schedule a vote in the Senate Chamber.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Circumventing Senate opposition, President Bush (news - web sites) signed recess appointments Friday for conservatives Otto Reich and Eugene Scalia.The kind of story we never saw during Slick's term...A senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the White House gave Congress formal notification of the long-threatened appointments early Friday afternoon.
By exercising his executive authority while Congress is in recess, Reich and Scalia will be allowed to serve until Congress recesses again at the end of the year.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Circumventing Senate opposition, President Clinton (news - web sites) signed recess appointments Friday for liberals ___________ and _____________.Funny how that works, huh?A senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the White House gave Congress formal notification of the long-threatened appointments early Friday afternoon.
By exercising his executive authority while Congress is in recess, _____ and ______ will be allowed to serve until Congress recesses again at the end of the year.
Dubya just changed the subject of the Sunday talk shows from Enron to recess appts! I bet Karl Rove had a hand in this brillant strategy! Excellent!
He is not his father!
Interesting distinction, but the Constitutional provision for recess appointments applies to "vacancies" and does not exclude judges; it only specifies that the commission to which they are appointed expires at the end of the next session. In theory, he could make the appointment and if the senate refuses then to act on the appointment during the next session the commission would expire creating a vacancy once again which could be filled with a recess appointment. Therefore, he could probably appoint the judges with recess appointments and force the senate to act on the appointments this way. They would reject some, but probably many (perhaps most) would be confirmed in order to give the impression they aren't completely partisan and obstructionist.
Cool how they tee the ball just so, ain't it?
President Clinton Chooses "Acting" Status For Bill Lee Over Recess Appointment For The Time Being
Now, I feel EVEN BETTER! Whoohoo!!
The kind of story we never saw during Slick's term...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Circumventing the U.S. Constitution's Senate confirmation process, President Clinton (news - web sites) signed a recess appointment Friday for extreme liberal Bill Lan Lee, even though the Senate had previously rejected his nomination.
A senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the President gave Congress the upraised middle finger with one hand while clutching his crotch with the other and shouting "I've got your Senate rejection right here!" early Friday afternoon.
By exceeding his executive authority while Congress is in recess, clinton will allow Lee to serve until Congress recesses again at the end of the year, when he will once again use the recess appointment to install him to the post.
Funny how that works, huh?
He, he. Hey liberals, keep focusing on Enron.
Dashole, your turn to use your authority. Tell us another soft story.
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