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Originally posted by tadpole357:
Just read where Obama blamed the GOP for forcing his hand and he appointed 15 key positions without going through the Senate. And you people still think he is on the up and up?
It's called a recess appointment. Reagan made 243 of them, Bush Sr. made 77, Clinton made 140, and Bush Jr. made 106. George Washington even appointed a Supreme Court Chief Justice during a Senate recess in 1795.
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For the GOP to not be in the majority he sure makes out like they are so powerful that he has to bypass the system.
Actually, Senators are that powerful. Any Senator can place an indefinite hold on any nominee, and that nomination can't go through. When that happens, the President can either back down and nominate someone else or just wait for a Senate recess and do a recess appointment. As the numbers above show, Presidents frequently choose the latter option. Obama has a lot more nominees waiting for Senate approval that he could have appointed, but he just chose 15 who have been waiting for an average of seven months.
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Our President should be forced to watch "School House Rock" for hours on end and learn how government is supposed to work.
http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#A2Sec2