John Thune announced on the 14th that President Trump could use recess appointments to fill the cabinet if the Senate tries to stop his picks. “All options are on the table, including recess appointments. Hopefully, it doesn’t get to that.”
Things are coming to a head.
Senate leader John Thune said today that there are not enough votes to pass a recess, which would have allowed Trump’s appointments to take their post without a hearing.
Gaetz and the others will have to go in front of committees and be grilled. If they are appointed, it will be after Democrats and some Republicans damage their reputations. It’s not what Democrats would have done. In fact, they promised they would end the filibuster.
Hearings will delay the appointments.
Donald Trump can allegedly suspend the Senate and call his recess appointments.
Watch:
LEADER-ELECT THUNE: “All options are on the table, including recess appointments. Hopefully it doesn’t get to that.” pic.twitter.com/labzFukMgQ
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 14, 2024
The Legal Process for Circumventing the Senate
According to CBS, the legal basis for recess appointments emanates from a constitutional clause that gives the president “the power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate.” A Supreme Court ruling in 2014 concluded that recess appointments could only be made when the Senate is not in session for ten or more days after President Barack Obama made controversial appointments when senators were on break.
For Trump to make recess appointments, the Senate would have to agree, through a simple majority vote, to go on recess for at least 10 days. The House must also agree to allow the Senate to adjourn, but Chafetz says if the House does not agree, or if it disagrees with the Senate on the length of adjournment, then the president has the constitutional power to adjourn both chambers for a timeframe of his choosing, CBS reports.
“That second route has never been used before in U.S. history, so no one is quite sure how it would work,” Chafetz said.
A recess appointment, however, does not have the same benefits as a nominee confirmed by the Senate. Without Senate approval, the appointee would not be paid. Depending on when the appointment was made, the appointee can serve in the role for up to two years. After that, the individual could be installed again through a recess appointment or the regular confirmation process.
The Senators don’t want to give up their power. For instance, Sen. Collins thinks her advice and consent is essential.
It’s time to primary RINO rats like Collins, Murkowsy, McConnell and all the rest. Those rotted corpses should have been removed from office long ago.
We have met the enemy and it is us – Pogo(& the Republican party). Masters of the circular firing squad. Constantly battling against stupid – and losing badly.
Thune must be eliminated ASAP. If Thune is allowed to preside over Trumps senate nothing will get done. Please die Thune. I’m hoping you are Covid injected to the max.
I would like to see a military coup against the congress and judicial branches for Trump. That would really shake up the status quo.
the Dims are still in total political warfare against the GOP or anyone else who could damage their massive grift
The difference between democrats and GOP. When dems have the power, they use it to advance the dems agenda. When the GOP has it, they do not use it, to advance the dems agenda. This is so predictable and tiresome.
After the perves, clowns and brain damaged people Biden had approved, CALL A RECESS! Get the right people in fast and let the Left & RINOs lose their minds!
Senator Collins like Mitch MConnell has been nothing but a thorn in the side of the Republican party her entire career.
The RNC with McConnells guidance refused to release campaign funds to MAGA candidates, now with a real conservative in charge of the RNC they should deny all funding to the Rino’s that currently infect the Republican party.
Sick and tired of the betrayal from these Rino Scums!
Trump was elected and has set out to drain the swamp and restore the Republic. Not all of that swamp, by a long shot, is on the Left!! They will fight tooth and nail and with every legal and illegal tool to stop him at all costs.
Susan Collins is a communist obstructionist prostitute for the Deep State.
Just let the man have his picks.
He never got his honeymoon last time, he should get 200 days this time PTL
When Trump gives his inauguration speech he should include telling every person who voted for him, some 70 Million Plus, to call their members of Congress and their district offices and tell them you voted For Trump AND his agenda and they damn well better deliver on it, including nominations. No more of the stalling tactics.
Some rinos want to release Gaetz ethics report even though Gaetz has left Congress. Is there any other instance where a representative has resigned from Congress and a pending ethics report is released AFTER resignation or end of term? I don’t know. If this has never happened before, it would be unfair to do it to Gaetz.
JD Vance has no power in the Senate other than tiebreaker… If the Senate will not vote to adjourn and obstructs Trump, the House would have to vote to adjourn to allow Trump to constitutionally dismiss the whole congress. Never been done but it is out there… More likely he will get the cabinet he wants through the confirmation process but it will be ugly for guys like Gaetz… The last time a President lost a confirmation vote on a nominee was George HW Bush who lost one… This is Trump though and the swamp will be out to screw him but with this mandate it will be risky politically…
I have a feeling something will happen that will raise eyebrows.
If the Republicans undermine the will of the people who gave Trump a mandate, their party needs to die. Starve them of any funds.
These RINO assholes should be primaried, recalled, impeached, indicted, or whatever method will remove them from office as soon as possible.
There is no recall mechanism in place for members of Congress, and they’re not going to let us have it.
I hate that Thune already.
Lots of disinformation coming out to cause a fight, the deep state CIA/DHS are the head of the snake right now. Will see how this plays out. Trump isn’t inaugurated yet either.
So… We just wait for JD Vance to take control on the Senate…
We must vote out the RINOS!!!
What if President of the Senate J.D. Vance decides to preside over the Senate? Would that help?
I think so…
If they force Vance to step up and take over the Senate as Senate president it will be a politically fatal error. Trump made ZERO recess appointments during his first term because of McConnell and Pence made sure of it.
The wheels to stop a president winning a majority vote into office has begun. SCOTUS has no constitutional powers to delegate how many days constitutes a recess in the first place ~ ridiculous ruling and should be ignored. They allowed Obama to start the colour revolution with his recess appointments, but then nobody else can within 10-days? NUTZ….
After first day of next session? I don’t think that’s what PDT wants.
Here we go again. I won’t be surprised one bit if we see a repeat of the last time.
No. This time 76 million Americans despise the RINOs, have the president’s back, and will move to throw obstacle makers out. This is a great excuse to primary all useless RINOs.
All I see here is a bunch of rhetoric and talk. The RINOS have always been despised. A repeat of his first term is EXACTLY what is going to happen.
What good is a primary challenger two years from now?
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