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Igel

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12. Nopity.

Reply to SemperEadem (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 07:18 PM

Dec 2012

They didn't make recess appointments while the Senate was in pro forma sessions.

In fact, one year the Senate was kept in pro forma sessions (when Obama was Senator) in order to prevent (successfully) * from making recess appointments. It was a good thing then. Now it's a bad thing.

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well, that would mean that the bush also violated the constitution SemperEadem Dec 2012 #8

Nopity. Igel Dec 2012 #12

pro forma is bullshit SemperEadem Dec 2012 #14

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