Obama’s Use Of Executive Power Faces Reckoning At Supreme Court

[Purveyor]

Nothing less than the boundaries of executive power are at stake Monday as the Supreme Court considers whether President Obama violated the Constitution during his first term.

Oral arguments slated for Monday will center on a trio of recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that were deemed unconstitutional by lower courts.

If they uphold the decision, experts say the justices could endanger hundreds of NLRB decisions.

Even more significant are the ramifications for future presidents, with the court poised either to bolster or blunt the chief executive’s appointment powers.

“Rulings like this have implications that last for centuries,” said Michael Lotito, an employment and labor attorney and co-chairman of Littler Mendelson's Workplace Policy Institute.

Read more: http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/195155-supreme-court-to-decide-the-limits-of-executive-power#ixzz2qEDRyaHD

[dennis4868]

1. Are they saying

That black presidents cannot make recess appointments like other white presidents?

[hughee99]

2. I think that's EXACTLY the ruling.

The explanation given was that the senate was in a pro-forma session (technically in session) when he made the recess appointments. I'm not sure that white presidents have attempted to make a recess appointment when the senate wasn't technically in recess... but all that is just bullshit, clearly, since anyone knows that any opposition to the president, or anything he does, is based in racism.

[MrsKirkley]

3. Presidents have to have the power of executive order

because divided Congresses can seldom agree on anything.

[kelly1mm]

4. I hope the Court finds his actions unconstitutional. The executive branch (as an institution)

already has usurped too much power from the legislative branch.

[ProgressSaves]

6. No.

The progress made at the NLRB is far more important than someone's wet dreams about the constitution.

[kelly1mm]

7. to each his/her own I supose. nt

[Ranchemp.]

8. I think you forgot this:

At least, I hope you did.

[Kingofalldems]

10. You agree with the republicans? I am shocked.

[Ranchemp.]

11. I agree with the repubs?

Where do I agree with the repubs?
Are we having another bonding moment?

[badtoworse]

9. +1 You are 100% correct

[mfcorey1]

5. We already know how they will rule. It will have the same bullying feel

as a Christie tactic.