“Trump’s demand for recess appointments is a way of breaking the Senate early on. Once they’ve bypassed the Constitutional dictate that they confirm the president’s appointees, there is no standing on principle to insist on strict adherence to the Constitution. It’s all a negotiation, with the rule of law up for grabs.“

#Politics #USPolitics #Election2024 #USConstitution #AdviseAndConsent #RecessAppointments #RuleOfLawThreatened #USSenate

https://joycevance.substack.com/p/what-letting-trump-use-recess-appointments?action=share

With President-elect Donald Trump’s slate of extreme or controversial nominees has come the question about whether even a Republican-controlled Senate will actually confirm them all. But @Vox warns Trump may be planning a power grab that would skip the normal confirmation process.

An explainer on "recess appointments": https://flip.it/LdwZ2k

#Trump #Cabinet #RecessAppointments #USPolitics #Politics #Senate #Constitution

"#Trump wants Republicans to...use a special procedure called #RecessAppointments that would allow him to install Cabinet appointees and even a Supreme Court justice without a single vote....Trump's push for broad recess appointment power could allow him to disregard the process entirely — meaning that any more than 1,200 positions requiring Senate confirmation could be filled without even an FBI background check or a confirmation hearing."

#USpol Business Insider https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-trump-elon-musk-want-110301770.html

It sounds like Thune is open to recess appointments but not set on them yet. https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/13/south-dakota-senator-john-thune-says-recess-appointments-still-an-option-for-trump-cabinet/76265376007/

We can, by contacting our Senators and Representatives demand the full advising and consenting of appointments (and yes, Representatives can add pressure to the Senate to not do recess appointments).

Find yours: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member

#thune #RecessAppointments #senate #senators #PresidentialCabinet #CabinetNominees #USpolitics #AmericanPolitics #USpol #politics #AdviseAndConsent

Surely if #Dolt45 is so excited to get the #USSenate to go into recess in b January so he can fill vacancies... can't #Biden and #Schumer do the same thing?

#RecessAppointments