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In reply to the discussion: Checkmate! Looks like Pres Obama may have set the GOP up before making the 4 recess appointments [View all]Pirate Smile
(27,617 posts)55. There was 4 - Cordray & 3 to the NLRB.
Those appointments make it so those 2 agencies can function - without them, the agencies don't work.
CFPB couldn't start regulating non-banks like payday lenders, etc. until they had a director so now they can do that.
The NLRB was going to fail to have enough people to form a quorum so they wouldn't have been able to function either.
Pres. Obama didn't do a mass recess appointment like Teddy Roosevelt did. He only appointed the ones where the Republicans blocking them actually crippled their ability to perform their legislative function. It was actually about the agencies, not the appointees.
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Checkmate! Looks like Pres Obama may have set the GOP up before making the 4 recess appointments [View all]
Tx4obama
Jan 2012
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I thought they were keeping at least two congresscritters around so he couldn't do that.
Frustratedlady
Jan 2012
#18
I think there is also some strategy to making the appointment during a "pro-forma" recess.
DCBob
Jan 2012
#19
Chess Master...5 moves ahead all the time.... BatShit Crazy...GOPers are TOO EASY...
opihimoimoi
Jan 2012
#33
Lol, checkmated! I hope we see him doing more of this to Republicans. This is what people
sabrina 1
Jan 2012
#49
What is more. As I understand it, Obama has a majority support in the Senate for his
JDPriestly
Jan 2012
#56
lol--GOP talking out of both sides of their mouths has predictable results. n/t
librechik
Jan 2012
#58
Pelosi, Axelrod and Debbie W-S will be on this morning's talk shows. I hope they
lamp_shade
Jan 2012
#62