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  • Pro forma sessions block Bush (5/24/2008. More proof Democrats are nothing but liars)

    01/04/2012 2:30:51 PM PST · by tobyhill · 9 replies
    Politico ^ | 5/24/2008 | ap
    The Senate is famed for its long-winded debates, but on Friday it took Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown just seconds to stop Republicans in their tracks. With the Senate entering the first day of its Memorial Day recess, the Ohio senator was briefly in the chair, before a near-empty chamber, to gavel in and gavel out what is called a pro forma session. Without that procedural move, the Senate would technically be adjourned and President Bush could install administration officials or judges as "recess appointments" — without Senate confirmation. "That's the fastest I've ever done it," said Brown, who like other...
  • A quick Senate session blocks Bush appointees

    05/23/2008 3:17:04 PM PDT · by SmithL · 30 replies · 128+ views
    AP via SFGate ^ | 5/23/8 | JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer
    The Senate is famed for its longwinded debates, but on Friday it took Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown just seconds to stop Republicans in their tracks. With the Senate entering the first day of its Memorial Day recess, the Ohio senator was briefly in the chair, before a near-empty chamber, to gavel in and gavel out what is called a pro forma session. Without that procedural move, the Senate would technically be adjourned and President Bush could install administration officials or judges as "recess appointments" — without Senate confirmation. "That's the fastest I've ever done it," said Brown, who like other...