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In reply to the discussion: I Call Bull Shit On TSF's Plan To Recess Congress To Make Appointments [View all]
Tadpole Raisin
(1,977 posts)2. He is so good at finding loopholes that make a process open to
malicious intervention. Laws without consequences (no ‘shall be punished by…’), norms which are toothless, and now even laws with consequences because of the immunity ruling.
He is not intelligent but he is crafty. He smells and goes after weakness and Congress critters are ripe for picking.
And unfortunately for us - sociopaths, many of whom are outwardly charming, attract each other and we are being inundated by them now.
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I Call Bull Shit On TSF's Plan To Recess Congress To Make Appointments [View all]
gab13by13
Nov 2024
OP
As you know, I've been watching him since the 80's. This is always how it goes with him.
Scrivener7
Nov 2024
#4
Our enemies are always looking for loopholes in our democracy so they can defeat us. That's what Trump does.
Walleye
Nov 2024
#10
Republicans only whip out their pocket Constitutions in order to obstruct Democratic agendas. nt
Shermann
Nov 2024
#11
Well, there is some precedent for SCOTUS rejection of recess appointments
Fiendish Thingy
Nov 2024
#12
And who is going to suspend the action of the adjournment or TSF's appointments during
Tadpole Raisin
Nov 2024
#37
Speaker ONeill had a 60 vote majority when he was working across the aisle
bottomofthehill
Nov 2024
#14
It is clearly in the constitution, you can't use the I can't find it excuse, it is there.
bottomofthehill
Nov 2024
#15
The disagreement will be manufactured by the House voting to adjourn and the Senate disagreeing.
onenote
Nov 2024
#50
Not in the House, which will set up the disagreement for POTUS to step in.
bottomofthehill
Nov 2024
#63
Yep. And motions to adjourn the Senate are not debatable nor may they be filibustered.
onenote
Nov 2024
#64
We know it is bullshit. That does not mean it cannot be done within the law.
TheKentuckian
Nov 2024
#53
I am saying that Trump hasn't the proper reason for his adjournment of Congress.
gab13by13
Nov 2024
#20
Trump can't make any appointments until he's president which would be like January 20 so there's nothing he can do until
oldmanlynn
Nov 2024
#22
Extreme EVIL has taken over this country (world?) As i've stated before, what's going on is very comparable to
bluestarone
Nov 2024
#29
You got it right there, old boy. But you don't expect lame ducks and "live to fight another day" folks to act in time...
jaxexpat
Nov 2024
#33
IMO the recess appt discussion is moot. Come January there will be no need for
in2herbs
Nov 2024
#52
If every American who doesn't support this calls the FBI to register as an "internal enemy"
John Shaft
Nov 2024
#62