WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate to fill vacancies on a labor relations panel, a federal appeals court panel ruled Friday.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said that Obama did not have the power to make three recess appointments last year to the National Labor Relations Board.

The so called Constitutional scholar wouldnt know the document if it landed on his head

Wow... I am honestly shocked by that... The executive Branch has been taking powers for decades.

I bet Obama gets a stern talking to.

another law without consequences for breaking it, like not passing a budget, murdering US citizens, and a non-citizen being President...

The system can work when we allow it to run it's course. I welcome a victory against the Executive Branch.

(01-25-2013 12:16 PM)ImMoreAwesomeThanYou Wrote:  another law without consequences for breaking it, like not passing a budget, murdering US citizens, and a non-citizen being President...

So you're one of those

(01-25-2013 01:07 PM)Mr. Peanut Wrote:  

(01-25-2013 12:16 PM)ImMoreAwesomeThanYou Wrote:  another law without consequences for breaking it, like not passing a budget, murdering US citizens, and a non-citizen being President...

So you're one of those

that last one was sarcasm

(01-25-2013 12:04 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  Wow... I am honestly shocked by that... The executive Branch has been taking powers for decades.

The last 2 administrations have really pushed it. I'm glad to see a ruling like this.

So they catch the POTUS one time out of 100?...Color me unimpressed.

(01-25-2013 12:04 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  Wow... I am honestly shocked by that... The executive Branch has been taking powers for decades.

What enforcement powers does this court have? What happens if Obama ignores it?

(01-25-2013 08:02 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(01-25-2013 12:04 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  Wow... I am honestly shocked by that... The executive Branch has been taking powers for decades.

What enforcement powers does this court have? What happens if Obama ignores it?

Well Obama will appeal but I don't know what remedy there really is. With the new filibuster changes dems are pushing he can just push his people through the senate now..

When that changes parties next time I wonder how many dems will want to revisit the changes they are putting in.

(01-25-2013 09:13 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  With the new filibuster changes dems are pushing he can just push his people through the senate now..

When that changes parties next time I wonder how many dems will want to revisit the changes they are putting in.

Has the Senate actually voted to change the filibuster rules, or are they just "considering" it?

(01-25-2013 08:02 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(01-25-2013 12:04 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  Wow... I am honestly shocked by that... The executive Branch has been taking powers for decades.

What enforcement powers does this court have? What happens if Obama ignores it?

I think it opens them up to a bunch of appeals. It has the potential to invalidate everything they did since they were appointed (there wasn't a quorum on the board unless they are counted). It also prevents them from proceeding until the spots are filled.

The Supreme Court will rule on its constitutionality.

(01-25-2013 08:02 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  What enforcement powers does this court have? What happens if Obama ignores it?

Presidents have been asking themselves that question since the 1830s at least.

"Mr. Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it." -- ascribed to Andrew Jackson.

(01-25-2013 09:33 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(01-25-2013 09:13 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  With the new filibuster changes dems are pushing he can just push his people through the senate now..

When that changes parties next time I wonder how many dems will want to revisit the changes they are putting in.

Has the Senate actually voted to change the filibuster rules, or are they just "considering" it?

Quote:The Senate adopted two packages to alter the procedural rules increasingly employed to thwart legislation and White House nominees. One provision will allow bills to be more quickly brought up for debate. Another will limit discussion on certain White House nominations. The changes were overwhelmingly approved, 78 to 16 and 86 to 9, with dissent mainly from conservative Republicans.

From some news source..

Why does the NLRB even exist in the first place? Seems like more pointless government control over the business community.

(01-26-2013 08:40 AM)dfarr Wrote:  Why does the NLRB even exist in the first place? Seems like more pointless government control over the business community.

No that honor belongs to HUD

(01-25-2013 01:10 PM)ImMoreAwesomeThanYou Wrote:  

(01-25-2013 01:07 PM)Mr. Peanut Wrote:  

(01-25-2013 12:16 PM)ImMoreAwesomeThanYou Wrote:  another law without consequences for breaking it, like not passing a budget, murdering US citizens, and a non-citizen being President...

So you're one of those

that last one was sarcasm

Liar.

(01-25-2013 11:39 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(01-25-2013 09:33 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(01-25-2013 09:13 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  With the new filibuster changes dems are pushing he can just push his people through the senate now..

When that changes parties next time I wonder how many dems will want to revisit the changes they are putting in.

Has the Senate actually voted to change the filibuster rules, or are they just "considering" it?

Quote:The Senate adopted two packages to alter the procedural rules increasingly employed to thwart legislation and White House nominees. One provision will allow bills to be more quickly brought up for debate. Another will limit discussion on certain White House nominations. The changes were overwhelmingly approved, 78 to 16 and 86 to 9, with dissent mainly from conservative Republicans.

From some news source..

I've heard that the decision by Senator Harkin (Democrat of Iowa) to not run for re-election was based, in part, on his unhappiness about the fact that the filibuster-rule was Not changed to any meaningful degree.