Thread: Obama Spits on the Constitution

From the Ornery American


By Orson Scott Card September 19, 2010

Obama Spits on the Constitution

What do you do if you're President and you want to nominate an extreme leftist to be in charge of American banking and consumer lending?

By law, the position requires the advice and consent of the Senate, and you know that your candidate for the job will never be confirmed. Many in your own party won't vote for her. It will be a big public relations mess.

Here's what you do, if you're Barack Obama. You appoint her to a much lower-level position, an advisory one that doesn't require Senate confirmation. But then you instruct the Secretary of the Treasury not to interfere with any of her decisions and make sure they're carried out.



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http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2010-09-19-1.html


Kathyet

This is in keeping with Obama's habit of making recess appointments. He knows his nominees won't be approved by Congress so he waits for a recess and bypasses the process.