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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 11:34 PM Original message |
Suggestion...the president should fill ALL vacancies with recess appointments now |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. If he doesn't we are through and nothing can be helped. The gig is up and we lost |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. I doubt he'll get another federal judge confirmed until after 2012.... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 12:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Yet another reason to use the approach I've outlined in the OPRe |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. But federal judgeships are life-time appointments...any recess appointment |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 12:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. recess appointments terminate at the end of the next session of congress |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Well, it might create an interesting situation of circulating a lot of new blood |
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damonm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 02:35 AM Response to Original message |
4. AH, but you forget... |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
6. He can't now, as Congress is not in recess |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I meant as soon as they go into recess to campaign |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
8. Absolutely. Enough is enough. And if anyone doesn't like it, |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
9. I agree. Just do it. nt |
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ShadowLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
12. Not positive, but I thought recess appointments only last till the next congress starts? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 05:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. It lasts 'til the end of the next session. |
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