WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court has ruled that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate to fill vacancies on a labor relations panel.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit says Obama did not have the power to make recess appointments earlier this year to the National Labor Relations Board.
If this stands, the Republicans have effectively strayed democracy in America. If the opposing party holds just one chamber of Congress they can prevent the other party from doing anything at all. Ever. Now that the Republicans have a party platform of no compromise, it's their way or the highway. Even when the majority of Americans disagree with their policies. Way to run a coup, boys. Got any banana plantations?
No, it's about the Republicans blocking the Democrats by abusing procedures for the sole purpose of preventing President Obama from accomplishing anything. If they would operate as fair brokers we could see what this President would do. Instead we get to see the Republicans acting like a gang of bullies playing "keep away" with the will of the people.
Dumblonde wrote: If this stands, the Republicans have effectively strayed democracy in America. If the opposing party holds just one chamber of Congress they can prevent the other party from doing anything at all. Ever. Now that the Republicans have a party platform of no compromise, it's their way or the highway. Even when the majority of Americans disagree with their policies. Way to run a coup, boys. Got any banana plantations?
Is this the new VL?
It is called checks and balances. Read up on it. If the President nominated acceptable choices, they would be approved. Maybe a 60% Dem, 40% GOP split.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
Nope. Just look at how the Republicans treated Susan Rice. Whatever she had done would have been wrong. Had she deviated from the CIAs talking points you righties would have slammed here for betraying national security. Hey, I'm giving you a compliment. Your tactics of cheating to gum up the works is brilliant. It makes Democrats look incompetent. Obama is a great disappointment to us liberals because all he does is compromise and try to meet you guys in the middle. Everytime he does, he moves us further to the right.
