DEVELOPING: Obama recess appointments unconstitutional, court

Washington Times ^ | 25 jan 2013

[rellimpank]

A federal appeals court has overturned President Obama’s controversial recess appointments from last year, arguing he abused his powers and acted when the Senate was not actually in a recess. The three-judge panel’s ruling is a major blow to Mr. Obama. The judges ruled that the appointments Mr. Obama made to the National Labor Relations Board are illegal, and the board no longer has a quorum to operate. But the ruling has even broader constitutional significance, with the judges arguing that the president’s recess appointment powers don’t apply to “intrasession” appointments — those made when Congress has left town for a few days or weeks.

[fwdude]

Since he abused his power (yet again), can we begin impeachment proceedings already?!

[New Jersey Realist]

Sweet. Maybe step one in the unraveling.

[exit82]

Let’s hope this is a turning point.

Appeal to a full bench probably will not be overturned, as the three judge decision is based on solid facts and precedent.

I wonder if there were flies in the courtroom.

[treetopsandroofs]

His Holiness Hussein will simply issue a disparaging statement blaming the panel for punishing him for acting too efficiently to overturn the evil Bush doctrines.

ABCCBSCNNNBCFOX/AP and flies everywhere will be happy, as will more than half of American voters.

[onyx]

What are the chances?



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[Cboldt]

-- ... the three judge decision is based on solid facts and precedent. --

Actually, it overturns about 70 years worth of precedent. I think today's decision is the correct one, and that presidents have been getting away with unconstitutional recess appointments for 70 years. But this decision is a big deal. SCOTUS will have to take it up.

[treetopsandroofs]

Pwned Justice Roberts will be ready.

[RitaOK]

We’ll soon see whom and what exactly gets unraveled, whether it will be this sane judgement by a lower court, or Obama getting a well earned smack across the mouth.

5-4 in the Supreme Court overturns this ruling, or not.

[TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl]

This is, as we say, hugh.

[traditional1]

He can just re-appoint them, because "advice and consent of the Senate" means Harry Reid's rubber-stamp (Mitch McConell made sure a Filibuster can't happen).

We now live in a Dictatorship, and if a Court Challenge was made to Executive Orders and their Legality, we could only win on the common sense solution with Scalia or Thomas, as the rest of the Obama-plants and the Leftists would not challenge the Mulatto Messiah on ANYTHING.

[TomGuy]

Wasn't Obama a lecturer in Constitutional Law?

Yes.

Sen. Obama, who has taught courses in constitutional law at the University of Chicago, has regularly referred to himself as "a constitutional law professor," most famously at a March 30, 2007, fundraiser when he said, "I was a constitutional law professor, which means unlike the current president I actually respect the Constitution."

FactCheck.org: Obama a Constitutional Law Professor?

[Quit laughing!!!! Apparently, his Harvard education was AA or phoned in.]

[mass55th]

And why would a Federal court think Obama will follow any findings or orders of the court? He’s ignored them in the past, and nothing has happened to him.

[Vaduz]

Imperors don’t use a constitution for ruling.

[vigilante2]

bump

[OneWingedShark]

[Quit laughing!!!! Apparently, his Harvard education was AA or phoned in.]

Alcoholics Anonymous?

;)

[winodog]

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

This is just another example of the old white republican Nazi’s who hate everyone especially black people {sc}

[Sequoyah101]

Glad it wasn’t anything important since it only took the fools a year to rule.

Nothing bad happened like Boeing being strong armed by the union thugs with the endorsement of the Labor Board.

Hope these ass hat judges didn’t have any of their deliberations interrupted too long.