The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.I guess "end of their next session" is interpreted as being the session FOLLOWING their current one, but I was certain that a recess appointment made in the summer would end on January 3rd.
Of course, I think it's pretty clear that the recess appointment clause only allows appointments for openings which OCCUR during recess. I don't know why the supreme court ever allowed recess appointments for vacancies where the senate simply refused to act.
I agree, the recess appointment process wasn’t intended to be used the way it has been in later years.
A hold was put on James Cole because of the corrupt Obama/Holder Justice Department and their failing to enforce laws, of course that wasn’t mentioned in this piece.
Excellent points. You are absolutely correct. I believe Article II, Section II of the Constitution covers your second point.....vacancies must HAPPEN during the recess. I was going to look this up as soon as I finished dinner but forgot when I came to the computer. I have no clue why this has ever been allowed. I think it’s time to make an issue of this with our representatives....
Maybe they’ll discover this when they read the Constitution next week!!!! But if not - it won’t hurt to remind them...