Appeals court rules O's recess appointments unconstitutional

[Sam1]

on politico

 

 

 

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday ruled that recess appointments made by President Obama to the National Labor Relations Board were unconstitutional.

The court found that the Senate was not actually in recess when Obama appointed three members to the board.

"[T]he President made his three appointments to the Board on January 4, 2012, after Congress began a new session on January 3 and while that new session continued," the court wrote in its decision. "Considering the text, history, and structure of the Constitution, these appointments were invalid from their inception."

A White House official did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.

It's unclear what effect the ruling might have on another appointment Obama made at the same time - that of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

 

[leroy]

Sam:____________

 

Thanks for posting this piece.  I wondered when the legislative branch would get a backbone and challenge some of this stuff.  I think there ought to be more of it.

 

leroy

[Sam1]

Breitbart has a bit more info on it:

 

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/01/25/Major-Court-Defeat-for-Obama-His-Recess-Appointments-Unconstitutional

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Now, if they would only finish the job and run them all out of town.

[TripleDigitRide]

And he was a teacher of constitutional law.

[mav]

And he was a teacher of constitutional law.

 

That is what I thought too.  It must have been constipational law.

[mcurrier]

[Guest 6.8 AR]

There's a video somewhere of him teaching Alinski's version of what should be done to the Constitution, if that's the kind of

teaching that's being referred to.

[JohnC]

Subscribing... :up:

[Guest PapaB]

Sam:____________

 

Thanks for posting this piece.  I wondered when the legislative branch would get a backbone and challenge some of this stuff.  I think there ought to be more of it.

 

leroy

 

Unfortunately they weren't the challengers. It was a private company that sued.

[Oh Shoot]

It's my understanding there were a bunch of other appointments also?

 

- OS

[Hershmeister]

This is major news and of course has hardly been covered by the msm

[DaveTN]

This is how it is supposed to work when a President decides to “work his way around” congress or the Constitution. I think this is how it will work if he tries anything with gun control. Keep in mind though that he doesn’t care. He answers to no one and has four more years to do as much damage to this country as he can.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

That's right.

[Sam1]

This is how it is supposed to work when a President decides to “work his way around” congress or the Constitution. I think this is how it will work if he tries anything with gun control. Keep in mind though that he doesn’t care. He answers to no one and has four more years to do as much damage to this country as he can.

 

 

Hopefully the Akin's will stay the eff away in 2014 and the impact can be reduced.