Comments on: Ruling on Obama’s recess appointments

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:50:59 +0000

Don Carlos: joking is not always light-hearted.

By: Don Carlos

Don Carlos — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:53:33 +0000

When we begin to think, “How many divisions does the Court have?”, the edge of the abyss is awefully close, beginning to crumble under our feet. Neo is perhaps lighter-hearted than I about such matters, but she will be well-advised to get an “assault” weapon when again available. They hsve flown off the shelves and there are none to be had anywhere.

The phony recess appointment issue is neither complicated nor legalistic, IMHO. It is stone cold clear.

By: holmes

holmes — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:04:32 +0000

I’m surprised the “political question doctrine” wasn’t invoked. It still could at SCOTUS, I suppose.

By: John Dough

John Dough — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:44:28 +0000

So What, Obama will simply ignore this ruling of the court and the media sycophants will just let it pass on by. Our Imperial President cannot be restrained in his drive to remake this country into a European lookalike.

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:43:46 +0000

ErisGuy: yes, I was originally going to call this post "but how many divisions does the Court have?"

By: Don Carlos

Don Carlos — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:16:58 +0000

Amen to the foregoing.
The Imperial Presidency has been a long time a-growing. Imagine a POTUS who says, “I can’t do that” to a Plouffe or a Jarret or a Reid or a Courtney Stark. Which is why we are in impossibly deep doo-doo.

By: ErisGuy

ErisGuy — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:15:39 +0000

Even if the Supreme Court upheld or reinforced the ruling, the only possible punishment for Obama would be to impeach and convict. Which won’t happen or something as trivial as fealty to the Constitution.

By: Philip Ngai

Philip Ngai — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:09:41 +0000

Someone should ask Obama what he thinks “consent of the Senate” means.

By: I R A Darth Aggie

I R A Darth Aggie — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:09:10 +0000

It’ll be upheld for the simple reason of separation of powers. The President can not simply “deem” the Senate is in recess when they deem themselves to be in session.

We don’t yet have an official Imperial Presidency, but that’s what the current occupant wants. What’s next, he’ll “deem” that the US Supreme Court has 13 members?