angelatc
09-30-2010, 06:44 AM
Not forever, but the rules say that if the congress is out for more than 3 consecutive days, the president can bypass the confirmation process of his appointees, and recently, he's relied on recesses to shove several of his cronies into the administration.
But looky:
Democratic leaders have agreed to schedule pro-forma sessions of the Senate every week over the next six weeks, a move that will prevent Obama from making emergency appointments, according to Senate sources briefed on the talks.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/121775-senate-blocks-recess-appointments
Heh.
But looky:
Democratic leaders have agreed to schedule pro-forma sessions of the Senate every week over the next six weeks, a move that will prevent Obama from making emergency appointments, according to Senate sources briefed on the talks.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/121775-senate-blocks-recess-appointments
Heh.