King Obama Takes Control – Breaks Rules On Recess Appointments… Just Because …Update: McConnell Issues Statement

Barack Obama used his recess powers to appoint a head for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and three new radical members of the NLRB today despite the fact that the senate was in session yesterday.
The Washington Times reported:

President Obama used his recess appointment powers Wednesday to name a head for the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and three new members to the National Labor Relations Board — moves Republican lawmakers said amounted to an unconstitutional power grab.

The president acted just a day after the Senate held a session — breaking with at least three different precedents that said the Senate must be in recess for at least three days for the president to exercise his appointment power. Mr. Obama himself was part of two of those precedents, both during his time in the Senate and again in 2010 when one of his administration’s top constitutional lawyers made the argument for the three-day waiting period to the Supreme Court.

Mr. Obama tapped former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the CFPB, and named three others to the labor board — all of which had been stymied by congressional Republicans who said Mr. Obama is accruing too much power to himself through those two agencies.

Of course, the democrat-media complex will ignore this violation of justice as if it never happened.
Being a far left socialist has its perks.

The recess appointments are almost certain to be challenged in court.

UPDATE: Republican Leader Senator Mitch McConnell issued a statement today following Obama’s latest power grab.
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement today regarding the President’s unprecedented recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board:

“Just hours after he circumvented the American people by ‘recess’ appointing Richard Cordray to the CFPB, the President has upped the ante by making several additional recess appointments, this time to the NLRB. Although all of these appointments potentially raise legal and constitutional questions, the NLRB appointments are particularly egregious. Because the President waited to nominate Sharon Block and Richard Griffin until just two days before the Senate was scheduled to adjourn last month, neither has undergone a single confirmation hearing or a single day of debate by the representatives of the American people. Congress has a constitutional duty to examine presidential nominees, a responsibility that serves as a check on executive power. But what the President did today sets a terrible precedent that could allow any future President to completely cut the Senate out of the confirmation process, appointing his nominees immediately after sending their names up to Congress. This was surely not what the framers had in mind when they required the President to seek the advice and consent of the Senate in making appointments.”

#1 January 4, 2012 at 4:09 pm
gary gulrud commented:

I’ve seen cretins with a larger crainium. You don’t suppose he’s not all that smart?
#2 January 4, 2012 at 4:13 pm
patman commented:

If you blog negatively about Barak, he can jail you, but he won’t like it.

Fair warning everybloody….
#3 January 4, 2012 at 4:16 pm
Nobama2012 commented:

Impeach and imprison the whole lot of them.
#4 January 4, 2012 at 4:17 pm
Freddy commented:

This is clearly unconstitutional.

The House needs to sue the Administration immediatly.

While waiting for the courts, house committee’s ahould subpoena these illegal appointees EVERY DAY until this is settled.

What is Obama going to do about it? Will he tell the appointees to ignore the subpoenas and go to jail? Will Obama go on TV to explain how he needs to IGNORE the law and the constitution?

The fact is, Obama will be forced to back down like every other wanna be dictator across the world does!
#5 January 4, 2012 at 4:19 pm
FurryGuy commented:

The man goes against his administration’s own policy regarding recess appointments.

Yeah, Bush was the dictator. *roll eyes*
#6 January 4, 2012 at 4:23 pm
No Man commented:

Obama will not let the Constitution get in the way of the Revolution . . .

Dodd-Frank created the Consumer Finace Protection Bureau with no board, no oversight, and it is funded with 11% of the revenues of the Federal Reserve System, not appropriated funds.

Godkin walking among us doesn’t need no stinking Congress.
#7 January 4, 2012 at 4:24 pm
No Man commented:

“The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants.” Albert Camus
#8 January 4, 2012 at 4:24 pm
gee! commented:

Congress needs to assert their congress duty and not allow this power grab………..we are screwed until we have members of congress that are not a bunch of spineless wimps………..just sayin
#9 January 4, 2012 at 4:25 pm
Lance o Lot commented:

So is it now official that we have a dictator?

I think somebody needs to remind Barack HeilHussain Obama that he is the president in the model of George Washington of the United States of America as opposed to the president in the model of Laurent Desire Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Same goes with Her Excellency, his wife
#10 January 4, 2012 at 4:27 pm
Bitter Clinger commented:

Neither the senate nor the US House will take any actions aside from whining. Impotent! The whole lot of them! They just roll over like puppies. Do we have a constitution or don’t we? Apparently it’s a mute point…..
#11 January 4, 2012 at 4:29 pm
Bitter Clinger commented:

BTW: When did The Won become orange? Is he having some kind of Michael Jackson treatments on his face? He looks like a cartoon character!
#12 January 4, 2012 at 4:34 pm
a former dem commented:

WHAT A PO$.

Not one lefty media mentioned this is unlawful, i.e. unconstitutional.

Damn you demonRat’s, you went after Bush, and GWB never did this kind of bullcrap!
where the hell are you demonRats??? *crickets*

and you LSM, you jerks, not even mentioning this!!!!!!!!!!!!

the idiot sees the US Consititutional as used toilet paper, what else is new?
#13 January 4, 2012 at 4:35 pm
FurryGuy commented:

#4 January 4, 2012 at 4:17 pm
Freddy commented:

This is clearly unconstitutional.

Actually a recess appointment is constitutional according to Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. There is nothing in the document that states the length of time from the start of a recess that a recess appointment can be done, only long-standing legally unenforceable precedent.

Yet Barry throws his own justice department under the bus because they argued that a recess appointment could only occur after a recess of 10 days or longer.

The only saving grace regarding these appointments can constitutionally last only until the new session of Congress convenes. Given Barry’s track record I’m not all that assured these appointments will not get treated as sinecures to be kept as long as he can maintain them.

House members really do need to consider issuing and voting on Articles of Impeachment, or Congress will be neutered in their separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution.
#14 January 4, 2012 at 4:36 pm
donh commented:

…and Republicans will help he who helps himself. Stop whining, complaining and accusing Obama of dictatorship. He is only capitalizing on your own pathetic cowardice . All Republicans do is hand Obama your A$$ on a silver platter running away from every fight. Trillions of dollars plundered without so much as an arrest. We are lucky Obama doesn’t pluck off arms and limbs of people he hates just for sport. He doesn’t have to …because you let him win everything on purpose feigning outrage at his abuses to save your own sad rear end from the voters.
#15 January 4, 2012 at 4:39 pm
aprilnovember811 commented:

When does he turn the Military on America and start murdering citizens?
#16 January 4, 2012 at 4:42 pm
MikeSilver commented:

Of course this was Constitutional, Obama taught Constitutional Law.
#17 January 4, 2012 at 4:48 pm
bg commented:

++

via Kevin Jackson of The Black Sphere

[Urgent! Liberal U. S. Senator Harry Reid has scheduled a snap final
vote on the Senate version of the internet takeover bill. This measure
will give Eric Holder and Barack Hussein Obama the power to "police”
the internet, "sanitize” web searches, and shut down anti-Obama
websites.]

try as we may, it’s been more than obvious we the people have no say..

==
#18 January 4, 2012 at 4:50 pm
bg commented:

++

eh, what’s one more time one more time, *sigh*

==
#19 January 4, 2012 at 4:51 pm
Remco Kimber commented:

Here’s where we really get proof positive that no one, but NO ONE, takes the Article VI constitutional oath of office seriously.

Obama defies.

Congress sits.

LIberties slide.
#20 January 4, 2012 at 4:58 pm
Captain Ned commented:

First, no Federal court will rule on this case, relying on the “political question” doctrine to avoid putting their names on anything related to this. Second, this was done for the express purpose of trying to get the House to approve Articles of Impeachment as that gives Obama an excellent drawing card to bring all of the disaffected lefties who voted for him in ’08 back into the fold for ’12.

From the Republican point of view, this entire thing is a tar baby that they shouldn’t touch until 20 January 2013 when a Republican is inaugurated.
#21 January 4, 2012 at 4:59 pm
YES WE CON! commented:

We have the GOP RINO WIMP Leadership, to thank for the continued ILLEGAL Kenyan Occupation of 1600. They refuse to DO THEIR JOBS and investigate the FORGED Birth Certificate. As well as the CT. SSN (042-68-4425) which FAILED the FEDS own ‘E-VERIFY’ database – http://www.ObamaReleaseYourRecords.blogspot.com/2011/09/failed-e-verify-letter-to-barack-obama.html

Auntie Obama =ILLEGAL
Uncle Obama =ILLEGAL
Nephew Barry = ILLEGAL
The Kenyan Trifecta!!
#22 January 4, 2012 at 5:03 pm
STLHawkeye commented:

The best part is these dumbasses who never read a bill i.e. Obamacare didn’t know that Dodd-Frank specifically mandates that the Senate confirm the Director of the CFPB. No recess appointments and no back door deals. LOL. What a dumb ass.
#23 January 4, 2012 at 5:19 pm
Multitude commented:

Combine this with the extra-constitutionality (meaning non-constitutionality) of Obams’s signing statements, and given the lawlessness of his AG and other agencies in making up new law without having gone through Congress, and you have a bonafide tyranny in place.

Democracy died in 2008.
#24 January 4, 2012 at 5:27 pm
charlie commented:

#4 Freddy commented:

This is clearly unconstitutional.

And nothing will be done about it either.
#25 January 4, 2012 at 5:27 pm
dallasdan commented:

His clock is ticking.
#26 January 4, 2012 at 5:29 pm
Militant Conservative commented:

Not to worry, the affirmative inaction, non american, POS will be gone soon enough.

It is an insult to all that have held that seat before him, even Carter.

He is lower than whale dung, and his wifey is ugly as home made soap.

This is what public education gets you, pathetic losers as leaders.

I’m better than this terd and I am just an average joe.

powder is dry and I’m a terrorist too.
#27 January 4, 2012 at 5:42 pm
MustComment commented:

Who’s watching the hen house? Looks like nobody! As usual…
#28 January 4, 2012 at 5:47 pm
YES WE CON! commented:

CAN YOU HANDLE 100% PROOF? If so, watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMBAJGQcEnQ

Obama pulled off the BIGGEST CRIME in Political History 3 years ago and STILL nobody has even attempted to stop him. Anyone who thinks this CRIMINAL GANG won’t continue to do the same things to win in 2012, is a FOOL.
#29 January 4, 2012 at 5:48 pm
Stephana commented:

Cool laws don’t mean bumpkis anymore. I guess I can do anything I want and not face any consequences. Obozo says it is so.
#30 January 4, 2012 at 5:49 pm
jhp commented:

I strongly recommend removing all sharp objects from your homes by November 1, 2012.

After Obama is re elected I’m afraid some of you might hurt yourselves otherwise.

And you’ve got Mitt Romney to hope for? Hilarious. He is even more liberal than Obama.
#31 January 4, 2012 at 5:51 pm
Swifty commented:

Impeachment time.
#32 January 4, 2012 at 5:52 pm
OMG....... commented:

#3……….channeling James Brown……….

Say it again yeah!!!!!
#33 January 4, 2012 at 6:00 pm
OxyCon commented:

Because of Obama’s extremely thin resume, poor and incomplete failed legislative record and lack of executive experience, he doesn’t know how to lead and govern…he’s a failure.
He’s the first President to actually fail in office and call being a failure an election year tactic.

This is the first time in American history that a sitting President has thrown up his hands and actually quit governing according to America’s Constitutional laws.

This is the first time in American history that a sitting President has actually failed at doing the job he was elected to do and failed to uphold his oath of office.

This is the predictable end result of what you get when you elect someone who was a complete failure at being an Illinois state Congressman; failed state Senator with no record of achievement he could call his own, and a US Senator who never did anything in that position except promote himself and run for President.

This is what you get when you elect the most grossly unqualified President in American history. You get a complete failure in the Oval Office who doesn’t have a single clue about being a leader.
#34 January 4, 2012 at 6:03 pm
TeeDub commented:

Can you say Fascist? Sure, I knew you could.
#35 January 4, 2012 at 6:03 pm
Sasja commented:

This is going to be a long year. I pray to God we can hold out until Nov. You can forget about impeachment as long as dims hold the Senate but once Nov finally gets here and they no longer control both Houses of Congress…..well, actually it will be a moot point since The Evil One will be gone. That picture of him up there is kinda freaky. I expect to see a sign over the WH portal which reads, “Abandon Hope All Who Enter”.

They are just probably trying different looks for the campaign ahead. You remember how Clinton used to change his hair color depending on which group he was addressing. Grey for seniors, lighter blondish for the youngsters. Or the veil is slipping and we are seeing the real Obama.
#36 January 4, 2012 at 6:09 pm
pink tie Republican commented:

Headline: 15 November, 2012.

The following message was smuggled out of Guantanamo Bay Terrorism Retention Facility #3 yesterday. From ex Senator McCain, inmate #23.

“I made a tragic mistake thinking Obama would never use the NDAA power we gave him against honest American citizens. Here in GTMO with all of the other Republican Senators legally elected just a week ago, and all the Republican Congressmen and women also legally elected, with the results of the election cancelled by the President and the winner, Mitt Romney arrested and missing, it is clear to me that the Nation’s only hope now is a revolt by the military personnel sworn to uphiold the Constitiution.”
#37 January 4, 2012 at 6:14 pm
Ladue Pundit commented:

OxyCon commented:
Because of Obama’s extremely thin resume, poor and incomplete failed legislative record and lack of executive experience, he doesn’t know how to lead and govern…he’s a failure.
^^^^^^
Obama’s lack of experience IS NOT the problem here; his experience IS the problem. His experiences include rabble rousing and shake downs. He knows EXACTLY how to lead and govern to achieve his desired outcome, and he does these things with impunity BECAUSE HE CAN.

WHO will stop Obama? Senate…? Congress…?

Will the media expose him? No, The Obama Administration has officially become Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
#38 January 4, 2012 at 6:22 pm
Ronan Farquart commented:

It’s good to be the king.
#39 January 4, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Texas_Treeroach commented:

Hogwart’s Ghostly Prince Voldemort bestows powers to yet another Slytherin Czar.
#40 January 4, 2012 at 7:30 pm
burt commented:

Photographer tries to make him look Presidential.
#41 January 4, 2012 at 7:30 pm
MustComment commented:

#11: Guess He gave up on the hair dye, finally… And yeah, that pic. borders on a close resemblance to a Umpa Lumpa.
#42 January 4, 2012 at 7:32 pm
katy commented:

Blah blah blah….issue a statement of condemnation. Big deal!

Issa does the same thing. WHEN THE HELL IS ANYONE GOING TO ACTUALLY DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS 3RD WORLD DESPOT!???
#43 January 4, 2012 at 7:37 pm
ogee commented:

What a homely Mofer.

He needs to go now. He had his chance and it’s all used up.

DO WE STILL HAVE A CONSTITUTION?

IMPEACH! NOW!
#44 January 4, 2012 at 7:40 pm
Mike commented:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Check-and-mate — I mean, I knew that Bam-Bam had House Weeper Boner’s number back in the debt ceiling debate, and McConnell is about as useful as teats on a bull, but this DOES bring it home, doesn’t it? Both of them just admitted TO THE COUNTRY that what Obama did is unconstitutional, so they will courageously….punt it to the courts to see what shakes out.

All those Tea Party rallies, all that hard work getting “real conservatives” elected, and it amounts to a hill of beans. Between NDAA and this, Bam-Bam just clarified it for y’all: the soap box and the ballot box mean nothing. The jury box ain’t gonna do ya any good because no one in DC has the balls to impeach “The First Black President”.

What’s left? Think long and hard on this one, class. There’s gonna be a test on it soon.
#45 January 4, 2012 at 7:43 pm
just-saying commented:

McConnell: “This was surely not what the framers had in mind…”

Blah, blah, blah. Stop talking and get acting! (Or, stop taking recesses…)
.
#46 January 4, 2012 at 7:44 pm
Adi commented:

I think Allah at HA predicted this will happen.

Sorry no link, but I remember reading somewhere about King Hussein taking advantage of the recess to appoint his cronies (it was before the New Year) and I think it was HA.
#47 January 4, 2012 at 7:51 pm
bg commented:

++

re: #18 January 4, 2012 at 4:50 pm bg link:

October 27, 2008

Breaking Free from the Constitution

[Mr. Obama’s comments take a turn from discussing the historical
record. Unprovoked he laments that the Supreme Court “could not
break free from the essential constraints placed by the Founding
Fathers in the Constitution.” He further describes the Constitution
as “a charter of negative liberties.” This is at odds with the preamble
to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.]

==
#48 January 4, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Roger commented:

Well, OK then, McConnell has issued a statement. Next maybe he will write a tough letter to the editor. In the end Obama is walking all over the constitution and getting his was and our side is basically shaking their finger at him and just watching.
#49 January 4, 2012 at 8:01 pm
gee! commented:

The Senate has never technically adjourned since they left town for Christmas…………Republicans where afraid if they adjourned that Obama would appoint Richard Cordrary ………….. But Obama did it anyway side-stepping congress and the Constitution in this case………just sayin
#50 January 4, 2012 at 8:04 pm
Hobbitually conservative commented:

McConnell should shut up and start filing impeachment charges.I don’t want to hear from him that it’s unconstitutional, I want to see that he’s doing something about it. What the hell are we paying them for?
#51 January 4, 2012 at 8:16 pm
Little Johnny commented:

McConnell, either do something about it or STFU and resign.

It’s black & white. Either you can do the job or you can not. If you can’t, you need to go.

ps Take Boehner with you!
#52 January 4, 2012 at 8:38 pm
saveus commented:

Constitution? What Constitution?
Written by a bunch of old white guys.

It doesn’t apply to the king and world emperor.
#53 January 4, 2012 at 8:49 pm
Adi commented:

Here’s the link, sorry it was Ed Morrissey who said it (a week ago).

http://hotair.com/archives/2011/12/28/will-obama-squeeze-in-a-few-recess-appointments/
#54 January 4, 2012 at 8:54 pm
Molon Labe commented:

Does anyone think the GOP will respond in a meaningful manner?

Prepare to resist iin any and all manners.
#55 January 4, 2012 at 9:05 pm
Larkin commented:

We’re going to wind up just like Venezuela, ya’ll.

And it will be the corrupt media that facilitates our demise, before they are fed to the alligators themselves.
#56 January 4, 2012 at 9:27 pm
JPeden commented:

#45 Mike commented:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Check-and-mate…Both of them just admitted TO THE COUNTRY that what Obama did is unconstitutional, so they will courageously….punt it to the courts to see what shakes out.

All those Tea Party rallies, all that hard work getting “real conservatives” elected, and it amounts to a hill of beans…no one in DC has the balls to impeach “The First Black President”.

What’s left? Think long and hard on this one, class. There’s gonna be a test on it soon.

Yeah, y’all self-anointed luminazis sure done kept Obama’s latte’ Commie Totalitarianism quite a secret from everun’ elses! I’se in a carborundum about dis surprisin’ revelopment my own bad self.

So the answer you’re looking for is, “Whose rectum will your head forever Occupy?”
#57 January 4, 2012 at 9:36 pm
Rose commented:

Looks like he ain’t worried about his re-election because some queer disease is about to finish its course with him. What a Dead Fish lookin’ ugly thaing.
#58 January 4, 2012 at 9:36 pm
an observer commented:

You guys don’t get it.

Obama would not be able to do it without the OPEN COMPLICITY OF HARRY REID.

EVERY Democrat in the Senate will go along with this. That’s because the entire Party, from President to dogcatchers, are traitors.
#59 January 4, 2012 at 9:39 pm
Hopeful commented:

Wait til you see all the judicial appointments he makes between the ’12 election and Jan 2013
#60 January 4, 2012 at 9:39 pm
RSS Ronald Reagan commented:

Remember the good ole days of the Bush administration when Chuckie (Cheese) Schumer and the Dems on the Judiciary committee wouldn’t even allow Bush’s nominees to come up for a vote under the lame argument that it wasn’t their job to be a “rubber stamp” for the administration? I hope McConnell and team dig that video up and play it in a loop.
#61 January 4, 2012 at 9:39 pm
Rose commented:

#51 January 4, 2012 at 8:04 pm
Hobbitually conservative
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#52 January 4, 2012 at 8:16 pm
Little Johnny
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AMEN! THAT’S what I’m talkin’ ’bout! AAA-MEN!!!

Jis’ SO AAA-MEN!!!
#62 January 4, 2012 at 9:39 pm
Hopeful commented:

As to how he looks– he looks stoned.
#63 January 4, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Rose commented:

#60 January 4, 2012 at 9:39 pm
Hopeful
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And anyone who does NOT send the Federal Marshalls to arrest such goons who try to show up and Occupy said offices should be thrown in jail along with Odrama Queen and his entire administration AND ALL his appointees, etc etc, et al.

NOTHING LESS WILL DO!
#64 January 4, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Rose commented:

#63 January 4, 2012 at 9:39 pm
Hopeful
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hehehehe RIGHT! Petrified! Perpetually, in other words.
#65 January 4, 2012 at 9:46 pm
Rose commented:

Hopeful – ‘Splains the leaning… LOL!
#66 January 4, 2012 at 9:52 pm
gus commented:

This is why we ALL need to be ARMED. When the RULE OF LAW is not followed by those in power…..well…. You all know the drill.
#67 January 4, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Greg commented:

Laws, rules, constitution, judges are for controlling the general public in their daily activity. Obama and his socialists know that taking the easy way and violating the rules gives them an immediate advantage that can be locked down with just windbag noise in return. The populace,,,,the tea party needs to define methods of civil disobedience to retaliate with and such methods need to be respectful and non harmful to any party. I would suggest encouraging the general population to violate an identified, widely unpopular law upon a particularly foul violation of the Constitution by the administration.
For example citizens in mass could send their worn out mercury containing light bulbs to the Washington office of the EPA for disposal. No return address of course.
For example each grey haired citizen could send in a complaint to the Washington office of ADA with followup response requested.
For example each person with a banking complaint could send a formal request to investigate to the Banking agency that handles disputes

It time for the good folks to stand up and be heard. Civil disobedience seems to be the accepted method. With a little bit of organizing the tea party could assist in making sure it is done with a bit of class
#69 January 4, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Rose commented:

Force some local Dim administration officials to resign as well.

Just flat press them in any setting at all that they need to prove to the General Population they do NOT stand with UNLAWFUL and UNCONSTITUTIONAL Obama Administration conduct.

No more seats of honor, no more letting them cut lines in Restaurants, etc – no more welcome for them in local Civic Meetings, parades, etc…Shut them down in the service lines of businesses, everything anyone can do wherever they are found in local settings.
#70 January 4, 2012 at 10:13 pm
Robert commented:

The Republicans are the wimpiest bunch of patsies that could ever be imagined. And McConell is the head patsy of them all.

Just wait and see how long before they fold and give Obama another $Trillion.
#71 January 4, 2012 at 10:38 pm
gus commented:

Robert don’t be silly Boehner is the biggest wimp.
#72 January 4, 2012 at 11:11 pm
conc3t3blu3 commented:

Oh, teh stupid is weapons grade @Gateway Pundit today….
I really have no Idea where to start..but fear not, I will try:
“Damn you demonRat’s, you went after Bush, and GWB never did this kind of bullcrap!
where the hell are you demonRats??? *crickets*”
hmmmm…ever heard of GOOGLE?
” During the presidency of George W. Bush, Democrats actively filibustered the confirmation of federal appeals court nominee William Pryor, largely because of the conservative reputation he gained while serving as the attorney general of Alabama.

A Republican-led Senate coalition fell seven votes shy of invoking cloture to end this filibuster. Following this defeat, Bush circumvented the Senate by recess appointing Pryor, during a ten-day Senate recess in February 2004. Outraged Democrats, led by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), filed an amicus curiae brief in support of a lawsuit that challenged the legality of Pryor’s appointment. Kennedy asserted that it was unconstitutional to make recess appointments during the short intrasession recesses that occur during a congressional session. Eight months later, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Kennedy’s challenge, ruling that the Constitution “does not establish a minimum time that an authorized break in the Senate must last to give legal force to the President’s appointment power under the Recess Appointments Clause”
Now, for all (and I DO mean ALL) posters here screaming about unconstitutional etc of which they have NO KNOWLEDGE WHATSOEVER, I will repost the important part of this article:
“Ted Kennedy (D-MA), filed an amicus curiae brief in support of a lawsuit that challenged the legality of Pryor’s appointment. Kennedy asserted that it was unconstitutional to make recess appointments during the short intrasession recesses that occur during a congressional session. Eight months later, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Kennedy’s challenge, ruling that the Constitution “does not establish a minimum time that an authorized break in the Senate must last to give legal force to the President’s appointment power under the Recess Appointments Clause””
THE COURT HAS ALREADY RULED< MORONS!!! BUHHHWWWAAAAHHHAHHAHHHAHHHAHHAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#73 January 4, 2012 at 11:28 pm
Stu E. commented:

conc3t3blu3-Your leader is a total failure. Now THAT is funny. Even funnier than that is when you finally wake up and realize you’ve been had by this fraud. I don’t think you’ll be laughing then. Beggars usually don’t.
#74 January 4, 2012 at 11:42 pm
conc3t3blu3 commented:

The only thing i beg for is low information voters – generally Republicans – shape up and do their dity to stay informed on FACTUAL matters relating to politics…you prove my point by offering no rebuttal…only name calling…typical teatarded repub…
#75 January 4, 2012 at 11:48 pm
conc3t3blu3 commented:

What part of the Eleventh Circuit ruling do you not understand?
“…. ruling that the Constitution “does not establish a minimum time that an authorized break in the Senate must last to give legal force to the President’s appointment power under the Recess Appointments Clause””
#76 January 4, 2012 at 11:59 pm
Adi commented:

#76

Well, it is not like The Wohn did oppose against this kind of approach (and the drones supported Him) and it is not like The Wohn used the same approach while he’s in power (and the drones supported Him).

Moral relativist we much?

(Yeah, we all know that.)
#77 January 5, 2012 at 12:05 am
conc3t3blu3 commented:

Adi: The tactic was controversial only UNTIL THE ELEVENTH COURT RULING. Now it is established law. That’s some pretty weak sauce you’re peddling….
#78 January 5, 2012 at 12:17 am
Robert commented:

“The Director shall be appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.”
#80 January 5, 2012 at 12:20 am
conc3t3blu3 commented:

ADD Much Robert? If you had read a little further, you might have read this:
Article II, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution says:

” The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session”
#81 January 5, 2012 at 12:42 am
Robert commented:

I am well aware of the advice and consent clause.

It would be my position that the specificity of the language in the bill is intended to require the advice and consent of the Senate for a new position with a new agency, as opposed to a routine appointment.

There is also a question about the intent of the clause. The language suggest that the vacancy would actually occur during the recess, and not being a pre-existing circumstance prior to that recess.

That being said, lawyers and judges might assign to the words a meaning that is the opposite of what they may read, based on their divination of penumbra and such.
#82 January 5, 2012 at 12:54 am
conc3t3blu3 commented:

Wow, Robert. That was ubnusually reasoned and sane sounding coming from this blog. Are you a regular?
#83 January 5, 2012 at 12:56 am
conc3t3blu3 commented:

It matters not how you or I or anyone else interprets the clause. The Eleventh circuit already ruled…
#84 January 5, 2012 at 1:09 am
Molon Labe commented:

#75

If it walks like a communist, talks like a communist, and acts like a communitst, guess what.

Talk about peddling a weak sauce. We know conmen when we hear them. We klnow lawbreakers when we see them. As for the 11th come the Revolution. The worst law is better than a tyrannts whim. Most Americans don’t care for the whims of lawbreakers and conmen.

By the way CRAIG baby its just too obvious. Your handpuppets are so dull and transparent.
#85 January 5, 2012 at 1:11 am
Molon Labe commented:

Over a 1.5 million arms were sold in December. Prepare. Resist by any means possible. No tyrannt can triumph against the will of the people. No despot can break the laws and destroy what far better men have built.

Resist by any and all means. Prepare.
#86 January 5, 2012 at 1:46 am
Adi commented:

#78

Ah, yes, The Supreme Court.

The Supreme instance you leftist lot never love to challenge.

Moral relativist we much!

Keep in mind: a wheel spins both ways, and as soon as you create a precedent, then it will be used.

Too much of a concept for your #occupy, troubled mind, I gather.
#87 January 5, 2012 at 2:00 am
conc3t3blu3 commented:

@Adi: It is you who has comprehension problems. The case is currently established Law. As such, it is by definition CONSTITUTIONAL until another Higher court rules otherwise. If posters had said “This will be challenged in court and I hope it is reversed, all i would have said is good luck. I suggest you go back to listening to Glenn Beck….over your head here…
#88 January 5, 2012 at 3:51 am
wanumba commented:

#63 January 4, 2012 at 9:39 pm
Hopeful commented:
As to how he looks– he looks stoned
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Stranger. He looks CG. Where was he that required a blue material background and a CG flag?
#92 January 5, 2012 at 6:51 am
Thomas commented:

George W. Bush made 171 recess appointments, 99 of them were for full-time gigs Obama has made 32 so once again you all are showing your ignorance. Remember the clown John Bolton being appointed to the U.N.? He had zero chance of passing the Senate but good ‘ol W put him in. So relax you scared little girls no one is turning the US into a dictatorship. You all don’t give a rat’s a** if a dude with an (R) after his name says “the Constitution is just a piece of paper” but if a (D) does anything the right does it is an impeachable offence.
#93 January 5, 2012 at 6:55 am
Thomas commented:

You folk need tolearn the difference between “Do not want” and “Unconstitutional”.
#94 January 5, 2012 at 7:04 am
Bleudog commented:

Yes, it [probably] was unconstitutional. But I don’t blame him when everything you do is blocked by Congress for no other reason other than because he’s Barack Obama (ie. the debt ceiling). Congress blocks every attempt to do anything.
Obama should get defeated because we’re not getting anywhere this way.
I think a lot of Democrats are sorry we didn’t choose Hillary now (whom I supported all along).
#95 January 5, 2012 at 7:25 am
RedBeard commented:

McConnell sounded like a wimpy weakling in his comments. We’re through as a free nation unless our elected representatives start to man up and fight.

This kind of behavior by Obama does not merit any sort of civility in response, but only controlled anger and firm resolve that it not be allowed to stand.

Stop cowering, Republicans.
#96 January 5, 2012 at 7:44 am
mutt commented:

Obammy is acting in sync with his African roots over his American heritage. He is acting like some African despot Marxist who lavishes upon himself with vacations and limitless golf. Out of touch, out of control, over his head and in danger of destroying American exceptionalism as we know it. Obammy is no better than Robert Mugabe. Treason keeps coming to mind.
#97 January 5, 2012 at 8:31 am
mamagriz68 commented:

And once again, Boehner and McConnell will just bend over and take it. Why do we have no one to stand up and fight for us in this country? Why do we continuously shoot down anyone who will as “unelectable?”
#98 January 5, 2012 at 8:49 am
BurmaShave commented:

Obama seeks peace with Taliban, but makes war within our society.

Maybe he is POTUS for now, but actually he is just POS.
#99 January 5, 2012 at 8:58 am
BurmaShave commented:

Constitution Smonstitution! fuggetaboutit.

“Liberals” and “Progressive” don’t give a d@mn about the Constitution unless it serves their purposes.

They demand that everybody follows the rules, but they decide when and what rules apply to themselves. This is one of the many reasons why I consider “Liberals” and “Progressive” traitors.
#100 January 5, 2012 at 8:59 am
burt commented:

National Defense Authorization Act
Obama signs indefinite detention of Americans Bill – Media says nothing!
#101 January 5, 2012 at 12:08 pm
bg commented:

++

testing his dictatorship doppelgangers
ala Hitler, Saddam, and Qaddafi et al..

==
#102 January 5, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Gater commented:

conc3t3blu3

All you say is true IF the Senate was in recess (adjournment). But…

The U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 5, Item 4 says: “Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.”

Speaker of the House, Boehner, refused consent for the Senate to adjourn. Therefore, the Senate was in session.

And, THEREFORE, Obammy’s action was unconstitutional and illegal. There was no NEED for a minimum time and there was NO break in the Senate Session.
#103 January 5, 2012 at 1:06 pm
Molon Labe commented:

#94
Thomas:

You need to learn the difference between legal and insane.
#104 January 5, 2012 at 1:08 pm
Molon Labe commented:

#93

Thomas

Try learning English. Maybe you can make a coherent sentence or statement.

What Bush did was not illegal. What Obama is doing is blantantly unconstitutional. Prepare for what is coming.
#105 January 5, 2012 at 1:11 pm
Molon Labe commented:

#88
Descartes wanna be:

Braying its the law doesn’t make it so. A court ruling is temporary and often wrong. Perhaps you’ll remember the Supreme Court stating the imprisonment of the Japanese was legal?

Yeah the judges are so above politics.

What a joke. Were you on the OJ jury?

Craig stop with the hand puppets you craven coward.
#106 January 5, 2012 at 1:11 pm
Molon Labe commented:

#88
Descartes wanna be:

Braying its the law doesn’t make it so. A court ruling is temporary and often wrong. Perhaps you’ll remember the Supreme Court stating the imprisonment of the Japanese was legal?

Yeah the judges are so above politics.

What a joke. Were you on the OJ jury?
#107 January 5, 2012 at 1:15 pm
Molon Labe commented:

#72

If you want to see the definition of incoherent, feral, leftwing bombast your comment does it. Diatribes such as your mascarading as repugnant bromides really don’t do you credit nor indicate that the Left is capable of intelligent discourse.

They do demonstrate you are a zombie who is hooked on crack.

If you regard lawless behavior as legal no wonder you’re such a Nixon fan. If a Republican had done this we all know what the leftwingnutas would be saying.
#108 January 5, 2012 at 1:18 pm
Molon Labe commented:

#87

Descartes proclaims the ATF has a bullet for each of us. Is that your so called Constitution speaking there you red diaper slug. You might not have noticed more guns were sold in December than there are personnel in the military. I’d certainly hate to be one of Obama’s minions in the ATF. I’d really be worried about all those Obama bumper stickers come the Revolution.

And why would the Left be afraid of the people and need to threaten us with the ATF?

Because they see what is coming. Scared little gerbils, girlie men, who are reduced to drooling into their air Jordans.
#111 January 9, 2012 at 3:29 am
Nick commented:

One of the best moves this president has made in response to the obstructionism. There are no senators that felt he was not qualified. The law was passed by Congress. He wanted Congress to approve, but they never approve of anyone he appoints period, but this one in particular was pure obstructionism and I’m glad he appointed Richard Cordray. I knew this would piss people off and personally I don’t care if it pisses people off. There is no reason to be upset. The only reason to be upset is pure distaste for the president. This was constitutional and correct.
#112 January 9, 2012 at 3:30 am
Nick commented:

#92 and #94 have a good grip on things…