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yellowcanine

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6. Nice Armchair Constitutional Analysis but wrong.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 05:42 PM

Mar 2016

The nominee has to get at least a 51% positive vote in the Senate or Obama can possibly make a recess appointment if the Senate ever officially goes into recess - which is not likely to happen.

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If the Senate doesn't act, Obama may be able to seat Judge Garland anyway [View all] KamaAina Mar 2016 OP

Yeah...why not a GOOD candidate instead? haikugal Mar 2016 #1

I'm a French model. pintobean Mar 2016 #2

I thought you wrote he'd seat JUDY Garland! LOL! CurtEastPoint Mar 2016 #3

The administration recently got slapped down 9-0 on recess appointments, good luck with this. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2016 #4

It's a basic principle of law in the U.S. that your silence COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #5

Nice Armchair Constitutional Analysis but wrong. yellowcanine Mar 2016 #6

Well the OP probably stayed at a Holiday Inn whistler162 Mar 2016 #9

And you think this would be a good precident to set? Really? WillowTree Mar 2016 #7

No, not a chance, this is a powers issue. 2014 went 9-0 (anti O admin) on recess appts. Yo_Mama Mar 2016 #8