The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
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    Recess Appointments

    By CVille Dem on Sun, 02/05/2006 - 12:41am |

    The President's power to make recess appointments is enumerated in the U.S. Constitution:

    Article. II. Section. 2. Clause 3: The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

    The operative words in Clause 3 are that may happen during the Recess of the Senate.  Clearly, this is meant to allow the President to fill a vacancy that occurs during Recess.

    Of course, if Bolton's lie to the Senate, and his other misbehaviors don't do it, the mere Constitution shouldn't interfere with our "war president" (Read: he loves war; he just doesn't like to er...fight in them himself) from doing whatever he wants to do. 

    I'm beginning to think we're doomed!