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NewJeffCT

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13. Obama had made a bunch of recess appointments

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 10:39 AM

Jun 2018

and Republicans challenged his ability to do that. SCOTUS ruled that he could make recess appointments whenever the Senate was in recess, but that the Senate itself would decide when it was in recess. So, McTurtle decided to never let the Senate go into recess and ran proforma sessions so they would never meet the threshold of being in recess.

I believe Obama lost a few recess appointments with the SCOTUS decision as well.

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Trump Travel Ban Upheld by SCOTUS 5-4 [View all] lapucelle Jun 2018 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Funtatlaguy Jun 2018 #1

He could not make a recess appointment NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #3

Thanks for explaining that, NewJeff.. Cha Jun 2018 #5

I didn't know that. It has always been a meme Funtatlaguy Jun 2018 #8

I never even heard that before .. I wonder where that Cha Jun 2018 #12

Obama had made a bunch of recess appointments NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #13

Thank you. Never knew this. Funtatlaguy Jun 2018 #14

If the Senate had gone into recess NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #16

So, you can never forgive him for something he could not have done anyway? NurseJackie Jun 2018 #7

Chillax. And read my response. Funtatlaguy Jun 2018 #11

Memes aren't reliable ways to learn about our political system and processes... NurseJackie Jun 2018 #17

Why not delete your orginal post?.... It's false outrage imo lunasun Jun 2018 #22

You do not forgive him for not doing the impossible? GulfCoast66 Jun 2018 #9

Assholes! Cha Jun 2018 #2

We are losing our Democracy. NY_20th Jun 2018 #4

The death of democracy Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #6

Honestly.. I think we've lost it nini Jun 2018 #28

It really does feel that way. NY_20th Jun 2018 #34

Get ready for a massive end zone dance from drumpf Takket Jun 2018 #10

The majority of the SCOTUS are terrified of Trump. BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #15

Why would they care? He can't do anything to them. OliverQ Jun 2018 #18

LOL BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #19

You're not making any sense. OliverQ Jun 2018 #20

Yeah he's not vindictive or anything BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #24

So because something that hasn't happened might happen mythology Jun 2018 #25

There's nothing he can do to them. He doesn't have power over them. bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #27

I think the five would have ruled the same way exboyfil Jun 2018 #29

Thanks, Anthony KENNEDY, the only more damage is for you to RETIRE now UTUSN Jun 2018 #21

The Janus ruling is also coming up ismnotwasm Jun 2018 #23

Yep DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2018 #33

Dont thank them the democratic voters did this to themselves Fullduplexxx Jun 2018 #26

Democratic voters voted for HRC in 2016. lapucelle Jun 2018 #32

I know , personally know, dems that didnt im pretty sure they werent the only ones Fullduplexxx Jun 2018 #36

Are these people still your friends? lapucelle Jun 2018 #37

But as long as we stay civil, everything will turn out fine, amirite? n/t Blaukraut Jun 2018 #30

Right! Look at all the credit we got for going high when they went low... vi5 Jun 2018 #35

They are phony frauds who have consistently, since at least 2000, misled and lied to impressionable still_one Jun 2018 #31