[american_steve]

"he President is, in effect, claiming an open-ended authority to determine when the Senate is in recess, despite that body's own judgment and the factual realities. That is an astonishing and unprecedented usurpation. It is not up to the President to decide whether the Senate is organized properly or working hard enough. " - David Rivkin

[Shadow44]

No, the appointments are illegal and should be treated as such.

[JimRed]

Were Obama’s Recess Appointments Constitutional?

Had a Republican President done exactly the same thing under the same circumstances, would it have been constitutional? There's your answer.

[Bubba_Leroy]

The Constitution says whatever 5 out of 9 Supreme Court Justices say it says.

Supreme Court Justices generally stay on the bench for 30 years or more. The next president will get to replace at least 2 or 3 them.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

[Gaffer]

Obama is not Constitutional

[varon]

Were Obama’s Recess Appointments Constitutional?

No, an unconstitutional president can't make constitutional appointments!

[DeaconRed]

What difference does it make?
Nobody will do anything about it.
ZERO himself is unconstitutional.
Yes, I am a Birther.

[FrankR]

[Vendome]

So long as Congress will not challenge and exert their powers then yes.

[ChiefJayStrongbow]

Political theater. It seems most of our ‘representatives’ are interested only in scoring points for the next election cycle.

1) Paul Ryan/John Boehner and the debt limit deal which cut virtually no spending.

2) Investigations of Eric holder and the DOJ (Holder should have been impeached already:
- Fast and Furious
- The voter intimidation in Philadelphia
- The illegal firing of a US attorney in California (can’t rember the specifics) because he was investigating Obama’s political appointees and donors.
- lawsuits against any states that enforce their own illegal immigration laws
- others?
Issa has enough for indictments on multiple counts for Fast and Furious. But Issa is only using this to bolster his image in the news ...

3) Obama’s eligibility.

4) Obama’s giving GM to unions, shafting creditors and shareholders, and closing of dealerships based on politics

... and many more

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Does it matter anymore? Doesn’t seem to.

[chris37]

The question is moot.

They are there, no one will remove them, no one will punish them or the person who installed them.

There is no constitution.

[mcshot]

I wonder in grief why no one has addressed these issues to “preserve and protect” our Constitution. Sure looks like SCOTUS will ride the bench to the bottom.

[LZ_Bayonet]

This is not important. What is important is that Freepers get on FR and declare their intention not to vote for a particular Republican if he is the candidate, because it really doesn’t matter to them which party wins the Presidency if they can’t have their way.