WSJ Washington Wire: GOP Senators Turn to Boehner to Stop Recess Appointment of Elizabeth Warren

[flpoljunkie]

MAY 26, 2011, 12:16 PM ET

GOP Senators Turn to Boehner to Stop Recess Appointment

More than a dozen Republican senators are urging the House to block the Senate from going on recess to prevent President Barack Obama from using his recess appointment powers to make White House adviser Elizabeth Warren the director of the new consumer watchdog agency without Senate approval.


Elizabeth Warren, an adviser to President Obama, testifies at a hearing Tuesday. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

The proposed procedural tactic is the latest example of Republican ire over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a key plank of the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul that Congress approved despite objections from the financial industry and conservative Republicans. When the Senate, controlled by Democrats, wants to recess or adjourn, the Republican-controlled House must approve a resolution allowing the break.

“Given President Obama’s indifference to the Senate’s constitutional authority, and the American people’s right to scrutinize his appointees through regular order of advise and consent, we urge you to refuse to pass any resolution to allow the Senate to recess or adjourn for more than three days for the remainder of the president’s term,” the senators said in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio).

A spokesman for Mr. Boehner said “the speaker is aware of the letter, and is concerned about recess appointments” and is working with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) “to examine the best options going forward.”

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http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/05/26/gop-senators-turn-to-boehner-to-stop-recess-appointment/

[orwell]

1. These people are real a-holes...

...it's not like G.W. ever made any recess appointments, or every other president for that matter.

Welcome to dysfunctional politics, brought to you by the RepubliCon Party.

[Nancy Waterman]

2. " “Given President Obama’s indifference to the Senate’s constitutional authority"

I would say it is the reverse: "Given the Republican's indifference to Obama's constitutional authority."
They block all his nominations, they block all legislation that doesn't have a super majority.

They are so full of sh*t!!!

[Hippo_Tron]

3. The Senate can still adjourn for 3 days or less without House approval

So while Boehner could make it more inconvenient to appoint Elizabeth Warren, he can't stop her (if the Dems have 51 votes for a recess).

[flpoljunkie]

5. Yes, but will the Senate stand up to the Republican bullies?

[SpiralHawk]

4. What a pack of poltroon hypocrites the RepuliCons are...

...After all the freaking recess appointments they did during the illegal reign of George AWOL Bush, their chickenhawk leader...