l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 1 by Rossputin
When even a New Republic writer suggests that Barack Obama’s Wednesday
recess appointments to the Consumer Protection Bureau and the National Labor
Relations Board are probably unconstitutional, you know we’re in for a
good fight…at least if Senate Republicans have the courage to take it on.
The left-leaning Politico also notes that “But President Barack Obama’s
decision to jam the Senate and install three labor nominees and a consumer
watchdog without a confirmation vote raises unsettled legal questions that
could have a long-lasting impact past his presidency.”
The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin has a good summary of initial
Republican response to Obama’s power-grab:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/obamas-rece
My view: While Obama is pandering to the far left and union (if you’ll
pardon my redundancy) parts of his base, his move is politically unwise.
Think about Obamacare: It was not just the content of the law which people
hated; it was also the process. From “deem and pass” to “reconciliation”
to “pass it so you can learn what’s in it” every part of the Democrats’
efforts to shove the measure down our throats stunk of heavy-handedness if
not outright tyranny.
Obama’s recess appointments were an unnecessary reminder by Obama that he
is indeed a tyrant. It’s one thing to fight “obstructionism.” It’s
another thing entirely to say that he, rather than the Senate, determines
whether or not the Senate is in session.
If these appointments are challenged in court and if Obama loses, it would
do measurable damage to his election prospects – not just because of the
appointments themselves but because it is such a stark reminder that our
president is a man who thinks himself and his vaunted goals so important
that the rule of law should yield to his will. Other than among the roughly
20 percent of Americans (university professors, union members, and
government employees) who strongly approve of Obama’s job performance, this
sort of autocratic behavior does not play well to the American sensibility.
It is a sensibility that is figuratively and literally foreign to Barack
Obama who spent formative years living in anti-democratic places like
Indonesia and Columbia University.
It may be that Obama is feeling his oats after his payroll tax cut “victory
” over House Republicans and therefore trying to flex his muscles. But he’
s picked a stupid fight at a stupid time, with far more to lose than to gain
, reminding us of the surprisingly tin-eared Chicago-style politician he
spent most of 2009 and 2010 proving himself to be. | S*********n
发帖数: 4050 | 2 说明八马还有点勇气了。还是太少。共和党一共杯葛了700多政府官员的任命。要是我
一口气连串委命所有的空缺。
茶党牛逼吧，最近被自己拣选的议员们集体强奸了。最近通过的payroll tax cut
extension二读没一个敢反对。
Labor
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【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: by Rossputin
: When even a New Republic writer suggests that Barack Obama’s Wednesday
: recess appointments to the Consumer Protection Bureau and the National Labor
: Relations Board are probably unconstitutional, you know we’re in for a
: good fight…at least if Senate Republicans have the courage to take it on.
: The left-leaning Politico also notes that “But President Barack Obama’s
: decision to jam the Senate and install three labor nominees and a consumer
: watchdog without a confirmation vote raises unsettled legal questions that
: could have a long-lasting impact past his presidency.”
: The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin has a good summary of initial
| y****t
发帖数: 10233 | 3 举报党员来了.
赶紧把我们都向obama举报了,你好升官发财.
不举报,对不起你的菊花.
【在 S*********n 的大作中提到】
: 说明八马还有点勇气了。还是太少。共和党一共杯葛了700多政府官员的任命。要是我
: 一口气连串委命所有的空缺。
: 茶党牛逼吧，最近被自己拣选的议员们集体强奸了。最近通过的payroll tax cut
: extension二读没一个敢反对。
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: Labor
: ★ 发自iPhone App: ChineseWeb - 中文网站浏览器
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