Apparently the folks of South Dakota do. Little tommy single-handedly held up the appointment of Scalia even though he was voted out of committee. Little tommy would not put a full Senate vote on the appointment on the agenda. I've heard it's the first time that has ever happened. He seemed to think that he had the right to prevent the Senate from voting on the appointment made by the President. He took it upon himself to "dictate" who the President could and could not appoint rather than letting the Senate perform its advise and consent function according to the Constitution.
Therefore, the President had no option but to use his Constitutional authority to make the appointment during a recess.