1/06/2012

Pelosi: "Proud" That Obama Ignoring Constitutional Separation Of Powers

Posted by Brian


Pelosi on Obama Nullifying Constitution's Confirmation Mandate: ‘I’m Proud of What the President Did’



(CNSNews.com) – House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says she is “very glad” and “proud” that President Barack Obama appointed a director to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and three members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) without putting them through Senate confirmations.

Article 2, Section 2 of the Constitution requires presidential appointees to be confirmed by the Senate before they can take office unless the Senate is in recess or if the appointments are to inferior offices that Congress has legally given the president the power to control. When the Senate is in recess, the president can make temporary appointments that last only until the end of the next session of Congress.

However, the Senate was not in recess on Wednesday.

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