Constitution offers no specific guidance about Obama,,, (MSM rides to Obama's defense)

washington post ^ | 1/4/2012 | ap

[tobyhill]

The Constitution lets presidents make temporary appointments while the Senate is in recess but does not specify what a recess is or how long one must last before that power can be exercised.

That ambiguity, courtesy of the founding fathers, is helping fuel a battle between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans over whether he had legally installed Richard Cordray on Wednesday to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, along with three others he named to the National Labor Relations Board.

[Political Junkie Too]

Each House makes its own rules, including whether or not it is in session; recessed; or adjourned.

Furthermore, each chamber must consent to the recess of the other chamber, so there are checks and balances on what is a recess.

This is a nonsense article by the Washington Post.

-PJ

[HDCochran]

The Constitution does give the President the power to make recess appointments and does not define “recess.” However, Article 2 of the Constitution also gives the Senate (not the President) to establish its own rules. I have not seen this crucial issue discussed in the media.