Bush Makes Recess Appointment to SEC

AP ^ | January 22, 2002, 7:37 PM EST

[Askel5]

They tried it a couple of weeks ago, remember

THAT's what I missed. I guess I find their silence somewhat eerie.

I've never known them to be chagrined at being outed as hypocrites before.

Where are the feminists who stood up for Clinton during impeachment, for example ... =)

[MamaLucci]

Here's another good article re: Beck

New NRLB appts. desperately needed
Bush's Union-Dues Executive Order Just Small First Step

[Salvation]

AT WORK!

[Gamma-131-I]

I suppose Bush could have chosen an Independent...

Now why do I get a strange image of Mary Francis Berry in my head when I read this??? ;-)

[Deb]

These appointments are nothing like the Clinton appointments since Daschle delared that even though these people were voted out of committee, the Democrats would filibuster everyone of them, requiring 60 votes instead of the usual majority.

It's war. They declared it and they'll lose it.

[Lion's Cub]

Indexing

[mmmmmmmm....... donuts]

I know Clinton pulled the same stunt. But to make a recess appointment one day before Congress gets back in town is just flouting the spirit of the law. Maybe it's legal, but it's still disconcerting.

[Chemist_Geek]

They tried it a couple of weeks ago, remember, and not only did they get no traction, but they were called on their hypocrisy.

No, actually, I don't remember. I do so love it when they get hoisted on their own petard, so to speak. Do you have any links handy? Thanks!

[MamaLucci]

I know Clinton pulled the same stunt.

No, he DIDN'T...what he pulled was unconstitutional.

From Vineyard's post # 57 above

Clinton appointed Bill Lan Lee, who was turned down in the Committee hearings. Bill Lan Lee was found unfit, since it became apparent that he would enforce his own version of the law as he saw fit, not as the Courts had declared.
So Bill Clinton then gave the guy a recess appointment, and then made the guy "acting", and thus usurped ALL Constitutional provisions.
Bush gave recess appointments to a few key people that Senate Democrats refused to even allow hearings to proceed.

[Clemenza]

Ms. Glassman has a wonderful reputation at E&Y. My congratulations.

[peekaboo]

Scalia did get a hearing, months ago and was finally voted out of committee to go to the senate for confirmation. Daschle then said Scalia would need 60 votes to be confirmed. Reich, on the other hand was never given a hearing, even though, Colin Powell has requested before hte committee, run by Dodd, that he wanted Reich and needed him badly to assist in the foreign missions he is so desparately working on.Dodd claims that Reich's nomination would never be brought to the committee.

I am glad to see Bush nominate both of these people. I saw the Scalia hearings, which went much like the Ashcroft hearings. Scalia is the most qualified attorneys ever to be nominated to the Labor Department. Kennedy and Leahy were the two in strongest opposition. I don't know which democrat finally voted with the republicans, on Scalia's nomination. His appointment has been held up for months and Daschle knew the votes were there for his confirmation, that is why he refused to allow the vote to take place. There were a number of democrats who would have voted for him.

[1Old Pro]

The second thing to say is that even if the President is successful in appealing this latest ruling, it won't mean beans unless he first puts into place a National Labor Relations Board that is committed to enforcing workers' Beck rights. This is the perfect opportunity for Mr. Bush to use his recess appointment power to fill the three open seats on the NLRB.

Are these two (Cohen & Bartlett) committed to enforcing Beck? Your comments suggest that they are but their names are unfamiliar to me.

[MamaLucci]

Your comments suggest that they are but their names are unfamiliar to me.

I haven't been able to find any info on Bartlett, and haven't looked yet for any on Cohen.
I am betting that they will vigorously enforce Beck based on previous comments by President Bush
that it is HIS intention to do so.

[mmmmmmmm....... donuts]

and why did you object to bill lann lee's nomination? because it was done without congress's consent. seems to me, that's what bush is doing.

[aristeides]

Hunt is indeed black.

SEC site only has pictures of three commissioners, without Ms. Glassman up yet, who would make four. Aren't there supposed to be five SEC commissioners?

[aristeides]

William B. Cowen and Michael J. Bartlett to the National Labor Relations Board

FYI.

[Iowa Granny]

You can read about JoAnn Johnson here: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Senate/Members/JoAnn-Johnson.html

[Lancey Howard]

Aren't there supposed to be five SEC commissioners?

I believe it is six, with no political party having more than three. I am not positive about this, though.

[Redbob]

"Unfortunately, the President can only use his recess appointment power if the vacancy occurs WHILE CONGRESS IS OUT OF SESSION."

Wrong again.
Perhaps you should have brought up this point when Slick Willie was making all HIS recess appointments, hmmmm?

[Redbob]

"Maybe it's legal, but it's still disconcerting."

That's why we write our laws down, so we don't have to debate what's in the "spirit" of the law.
We just go by the words.