Recess appointments have been a general source of contention for those of us in the deep weeds who did not like Republican Leader Mitch McConnell keeping the upper chamber for four straight years 2018 through 2020, when the Republicans eventually lost their majority.
Now that the Senate has flipped back into Republican control, President Trump is proactively looking to confront the “recess appointment” issue withing the current Republican leadership contest. [Truth Social]
A recess appointment is an appointment, by the President of the United States, of a senior federal official to fill a vacant position while the United States Senate is in recess.
Recess appointments are authorized by Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which states: “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.”
This means that, although the U.S. Constitution requires that most senior federal officials be confirmed by the Senate before assuming office, while the U.S. Senate is in recess the President holds nomination power. Generally, a person who is serving on a recess appointment will be officially nominated during the Senate’s next session and continue service uninterrupted. Rarely, this nomination will be rejected by the Senate, and the officials’ service will be ended after a very brief term.
The absence of a recess period blocks the President from recess appointments. However, any individual senator can demand an official recess and put their filibuster power into play; where the Senate must then gain a 60-vote approval to continue the session – even though they are not technically present.
No individual Senator ever challenged Mitch McConnell to force a recess throughout President Trump’s term in office, 2017 though 2021.
Look at Thunes wording:
“On the table”??? Hell no!
Everyone is against Thune. He’s already setting us up thinking we are stupid?
Scott said recess appointments for sure!
Look at that tap dance.
Exactly! Thune is a weasel.
Decepticon Weasel
I am certain Our Lion can use his weaseliness against him or inspite of him
No need to use recess appointments if all his people are confirmed.
They can tie up proceedings on confirmation for up to 2 years.
No matter who is made leader, a MAGA Senator needs to call recesses and Trump immediately makes the move.
It should have been Kari Lake
The democrats can slow confirmations down & they will. McConnell’s whole agenda was getting RINOs only confirmed while Trump was in office & not to get Trump confirmations thru. No recesses doubled that effort to stop Trump. We can’t have that any longer.
A little razzle dazzle!
You can tell THUNE is lieing, his lips are moving.
As he is a Clone of McConnell, he can no more deny the last 8 years than if he was McConnell.
Make no mistake, Mitch was the architect of Russia, Russia and all of the D.C. Resistance to PDJT, and Thune is his lackey.
He or Cornyn will screw TRUMP in a heartbeat if they become the leaders of the RINO Senate. TRUMP should have learned from the last time is the real enemy is the RINOS. No time to primary them out. If he plays any games with the RINOS he LOSES as before and certainly cannot trust them in any form. The Deplorables and Garbage people di not elect TRUMP to play games with the RINOS. He got the 18-24 year old vote and that is the future of this country. If he does not do what he promised and beat the RINOS however he can and play to win the young people will turn back to the LIBS.
PDJT must add to his askits that Senate Hearing Rooms be locked and guarded during Senate Recesses….Don’t want Dem Senate staffers ramming ‘appointments’ in empty Hearing Rooms.
Winning the popular vote and having an electiral landslide confers Trump with power he did not have the first time around. Also, he knows better this time around. Four years in the wilderness hopefully has allowed Trump time to reflect on personnel.
Gateway Pundit supports Scott.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/senator-rick-scott-is-obvious-choice-senate-majority/
He is the obvious choice for MAGA, but that doesn’t mean he’ll get it. I’m deeply disappointed in one of my Senators, as usual.
I recall McConnell at the microphone….everytime surrounded by thune, Barrasso, and cornyn. Hard not to be reminded of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse…
It’s CYA time to cover up Senate leadership complicity in The Russia hoax.
After the vote, regardless of the outcome, Trump should propose repealing the 17th Amendment.
Lots of CYA, lots. Rino CYA out the ying yang.
Wouldn’t it be great to repeal the 17th? I think about it all the time and how it’s screwed up our country.
Would not need term limits for senators if the 17th was repealed.
Yes, but it would also require a major shift in the electorates views and understanding of politics, government and our responsibilities as We, the People.
Specifically, without the 17th, U.S. Senators would be appointed BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE, which inherently means focusing a lot more ON State legislature races, something a great many treat as an afterthought.
U.S. Senators would also be subject to being recalled/dismissed/replaced BY the State Legislators, ‘at will’.
If we had no 17th amendment, and assuming a Republican State legislature would appoint a Republican Senator (And D a D) the U.S. Senate would be somewhere around 64+R seats, a fillibuster proof majority, making the whole silly “fillibuster rule” moot,and the Dems a permanent minority party.
And if you go back and look at the majority party control of State Senates and Houses, this has been true for many election cycles.
Here’s a site to let our positions on nominees be heard.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/nominees-people-rfk-jr-launches-crowdsourcing-campaign-nominees/
“This initiative calls upon everyday Americans to nominate individuals for more than 4,000 potential roles in a future Trump administration.”
How about we eliminate 50% of these positions and departments. Elon, where are you?
“No individual Senator ever challenged Mitch McConnell to force a recess throughout President Trump’s term in office, 2017 though 2021”
Kari Lake would. One reason they’re stealing her victory in AZ, can’t let a MAGA queen into the Senate.
Which is exactly why McChina tried to bribe her to stay out. Now they’re just going to cheat her out. I despise these people more every d*mn day,
“Arizona Counties Pima, Yuma, and Now Cochise – “Mechanical Malfunction” Affects Vote Tabulators in Cochise County”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/arizona-counties-pima-yuma-now-cochise-mechanical-malfunction/
Same here. Maybe somebody oughta tell these sc*mbags that it’s illegal for a state to cheat in a Federal Election….and then rain high holy hell on them….then lock them up.
Only one of a long list of reasons why Kari SCARES the bejesus our of the RINOS; she is their worst nightmare, and terrifies them as much as PDJT.
Whether they succeed in stealing it again or not, I feel her time of ascendency is at hand, and she will fully justify their fears.
If they do succeed, she is bound to get a job in the admin, and further burnish her resume,etc.
I believe SHE, not necessarily Vance, is the future of MAGA.
Interesting!
Praying that God will make a way for her to win no matter how many machines and votes are reversed or destroyed. If they get away with this fraud again, I hope Kari Lake will be given all the legal help necessary to sue every single person responsible for election fraud.
20 Republican Senators are up for reelection in 2026. Most of them are not voting for Scott. President Trump needs to talk privately to every one of them, telling them they shouldn’t count on his endorsement if they don’t vote for Scott. If they won’t endorse his choice, why should Trump endorse them?
If Justices Thomas and Alito retire within the next 2 years so that Trump can replace them with younger conservatives, he won’t really care if those RINO Senators lose in 2026. It’s their choice.
And mother nature might recall Soto – she’s in poor health
Yup, it’s arm-twisting time for the next couple days. If Trump comes out against any of them , they’re toast. It’s a different world after 11/5.
To be in session, or not to be in session, that is the only question.
Has been Mitch’ifed to mean
To be in session out of session, or not to be in session whilst in session, that is mine only soliloquy.
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to profit
The trappings and pleasures of outrageous fortunes.
That cometh my way, thats not a question of to be, or not to be.
If you live in Idaho, KNOW that Senators Crapo and Risch were two of the fifteen “bedrock” supporters of McConnell. He wouldn’t have been there without them, nor could he have done anything he did, without their support.
Now, why would two GOP Senators from a solid, “conservative” state back a senate leader who was 180 degrees out of phase with EVERYTHING these Senators promised to Idahoans?
CALL THEIR OFFICES.
Crapo: (202) 224-6142
Risch: (202) 224-2752
Tell them to hold their noses and vote for Scott to replace McConnell, AND TO PLEDGE TO DO SO PUBLICLY! DEMAND A PUBLIC VOTE, ON THE RECORD! Better yet, pick JD Vance or a true conservative Senator, but that’s not gonna happen.
The best we can hope for is “RINO Light”.
Every Senator in the south. Start in Texas and go right across until you hit the Atlantic.
All those Southern Senatorial seats used to be Democrat, before Reagan. When the GOP shift came in 1980, a lot of Southern Democrats became Republicans. However, their mentality has been the same. Corrupt, play to pay.
Exactamundo, as my dear departed dad used to say. He was the head of the Republican party here in Walton County, GA in the early-mid 80’s, and loved saying that they could all meet in a phone-booth in the early days. Since the re-alignment in the late 90’s, nearly ALL of the former Dems became GOP, and we ended up with squishy Governors like Perdue, Deal, and now Kemp, along with do-nothing Senators like Isakson, Perdue, Loeffler, and Chambliss. I think GA would be much redder if the people felt there was any difference in the two parties where it counts. One can hope.
The three key areas where the RINOS retain control, are the Control over the caucus in both Houses of Congress, and similarly in State Legislatures where as was displayed during the Paxton impeachment in Texas, and the Az. Audit, the RINOS insure they retain control of State Legislatures, even when they have a MAGA majority.
And both are dependant on the third; majority (control) of State Republican Party Executive Committees, not one of which is currently MAGA controlled.
Like the House and Senate R party leaders, the State Party Executive committee can direct or withhold unlimited Campaign funding, as well as recruiting splitter candidates,and installing corrupt election officials like Steven Richer and Bill Gates, or putting up lousy, underfunded R candidates for County Recorder,SO THAT the Dems can install a crook to count the ballots.
Attack the RINOS HERE, by voting out the current State Party Executive Committee members, and replacing the RINOS with MAGA, and everything changes.
Focusing on things like National or State party chair is a distraction.
Remember when the R party ignored our pleas,and voted Ronda another term?
THAT was 163 voters appointed by the State R party executive committees, and voting as directed BY the State R party executive committees.
Our fight against the RINOS is far from over, and we MUST prevail.
What’s the deal with Kentucky continuing to put this nasty man as senator. Honestly…
Every person reading here should be calling, emailing, Tweeting or otherwise screaming in their own State’s Senator’s ears.
My Stupid Senators in MN, Klobuchar and Smith, would send me a letter thanking me for my support.
“No individual Senator ever challenged Mitch McConnell to force a recess throughout President Trump’s term in office, 2017 though 2021.” Hard to believe that he got away with that, that every Republican senator fell in step. Something wrong with that picture.
I’ll take “every GOP Senator is corrupt” for $100, as the correct answer.
(Proviso: GOP Senators from 2017-2020)
I spent years hammering this point home on this site. President Trump had no friends in the Senate during his first term– none. He will fare better this time because there are a few senators who will call a vote to prevent adjourning the Senate without recessing, but he needs to work with them, and be prepared to play hard ball with Thune.
At this point, all R politicians realize that they need to ride Trump’s coattails if they want to be re-elected. While it was true before, the recent election means that there is no pretending otherwise. the American people want Trump and his policies. Period. Even after Trump’s 2nd term, he has forever changed the R party and is the new litmus test for all who would dare put an R beside their name in public life.
All that said to say, Trump will get what the American people need at least until the midterms when the Dems will cheat themselves into the majority once more.
Majewski, DePerno, Thsibaka (?) Karamo and a significant group of the hardest core MAGA candidates in 2022, lost election despite PDJT’s endorsement.
This was a direct result of McCarthy and McConnell withholding the unlimited campaign funding available thru the RNCCC, and totally under their control.
If your D opponent has access to such unlimited funding from the DCCC,and you can’t counter it with funding from the Republican Congressional Campaign funding, you lose despite a PDJT endorsement.
It really IS “all about the Benjamins” and while everyone is focused on recess appointments (in this leadership battle) Thune and the DECEPTICON RINOS are focused on retaining the leadership because with it,they retain power.
Without it, the same authorities, wielded in a similar manner, could see a complete change as RINOS are driven out and MAGA in; 1-2 elections is all it would take.
Not really. .Mitch, just like McCarthy in the House, has total authority over dispersing or withholding Congressional Campaign Funding.
Just as the DCCC does for the Dems.
Oppose the leadership,and next election you get no such funding. As your opponent (D) WILL have access to such funding from the DCCC, you are guaranteed to lose.
Play ball, ir you are out, its that simple.
If coarse thats on top of leadership o.k.”ing (or not) ethics investigations, committee assignments, oportunities for being on committees to have their 5 minutes on C-SPAN, to score points with their constituency, etc.
How is it that Republicans in Congress have been able to defy the base for so long,and yet experience no retribution by being voted out, as the system intended?
THIS is how; Tea Party and MAGA candidates didn’t “go D.C”; they just had these simple facts explained to them
Here’s a workable compromise. Thune recesses the Senate on January 20th, allowing President Trump instantly to appoint his chosen candidates to the many positions that are subject to senatorial confirmation. With resignations and firings opening up all the key slots, this will insure continuity, and give both the President and the Senator a way to work together to their mutual benefit.
Make Thune Secretary of State, then fire him.
Had a friend who’s father told us a story years ago about how when Eisenhower was President he kept asking Senators he saw as a problem to his agenda, if they wanted a seat on the supreme court. I got the impression it was at least 3 or 4 different ones. No one would take his bait. lol
Ha, and Thune’s been drooling for this position for years. SD should’ve primaried him out in ’22 for the good of the country.
Kristi refused Trump’s request to primary this dude.
Says alot about her.
Elon is backing Scott. On another note, Kamala’s communications director is asking Biden to resign so she can be the first female President but it has a whole different alternative motive to me. The cabal never sleeps. Julian better get that volcano up and running now.
I doubt Biden will resign. But fine if he does. The first female president of the USA will be a POS. Then we won’t hear anymore about it.
Joe hates Karmala, and will do her no favors, and there is nothing they can threaten him with, so this is another rediculous wet dream, like imprisoning PDJT.
Recess appointments are authorized by Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which states: “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 Constitution clearly requires Recess of the Senate for this clause to even make sense.
The Constitution also says “Advise and CONSENT” on Presidential Appointments.
They can have their hearings, and question qulifixations,etc.
But in the end they are SUPPOSED to give their consent,allowing the POTUS those people he feels he needs.
Instead of actually voting down an appointee, they just stall, or even tell the POTUS “Here is a list of candidates that can be confirmed, no others need be considered.
In short, thats NOT the way its supposed to work.
Dan Scavino posts this Thune post from 10/8/16.
Donald Trump should withdraw and Mike Pence should become our nominee immediately.
🚨 UPDATE: Benny Johnson just said the leaking of this Senate GOP leadership vote count is SHIFTING VOTES in favor of Rick Scott.
Pressure campaign is working.
This just doesn’t get enough discussion,
If the Vice President is also, ultimately, the President of the Senate, then why can’t JD Vance call for a Senate recess after January 20? Could this be one of the reasons why PT chose him for VP?
“No individual Senator ever challenged Mitch McConnell to force a recess throughout President Trump’s term in office, 2017 though 2021.”
Not Rand Paul, not Josh Hawley, not Marsha Blackburn, not Ted Cruz, not Mike Lee, not Rick Scott. Not a single Republican Senator challenged McConnell from preventing President Trump from making recess appointments. Just think about that.
For anyone who thinks Rick Scott would be good, I emailed him a couple of years ago about sending billions to Ukraine instead of securing the border and using the money to take care of Americans and he responded by saying we have to stop Putin from conquering all of Europe. So, he’s either a liar or a total moron but most likely both.
Exactly. This is like Kamala promising to “turn the page” on day 1, when her day 1 was 4 years ago.
Yeah kind of.wondering why Scott is a hero.
A great many people, ‘ordinary citisens’ to people of inflence, and in politics have changed their positions regarding PDJT and MAGA over the years.
Tucker, Elon, Tulsi, Jr, Rogan, Dr. Malone are a few of the well knowns ,…
I believe Scott HAS been ‘won over’ to MAGA, and is sincere.
And I DO NOT believe Thune, nor would I believe anything Cornyn says, not for a second.
Embrace the change, instead of challenging the sincerity.
No sitting member of congress can be arrested while it is in session. Mitch McConnell was protecting the Senate members for legal embarrassment.
I prefer JD Vance. It is possible.
Thune just doesn’t have the same power as McConnell. It is likely, unfortunately, he will become Leader, but he will be challenged repeatedly and will not have the same influence as McConnell, thus keeping him in a bit of a box for a while.
Thune is not a clone and he knows he doesn’t have total support, which will affect his actions.
As vital to forwarding PDJT’s legislative MAGA agenda, as recess appointments ARE, there is ANOTHER vital reason we REALLY need Scott.
The R majority leader has unrestricted authority over the dispersement of the unlimited campaign funding he can make available to, OR WITHHOLD FROM, Republican candidates for the Senate.
It is by ruthlessly wielding this authority, that McConnell (and similarly McCarthy in the House) were able to virtually guarantee that a great many of the TRUE MAGA Candidates, for the Senate (and again, the House) were going to lose their elections.
Majewski, DePermo, Karamo, all of the candidates for the Senate and House, that ran as TRUE MAGA candidates, that embraced PDJT’s endorsement, campaigned on election reform, clearly saying the election had been stolen, and on end of mandates, and parental rights: virtually ALL of them lost, despite PDJT’s overall record regarding his endorsements in 2022.
THIS was NOT a coincidence, it was as a direct result of Mitch and McCarthy directing unlimiting funding to RINOS, and withholding it from MAGA candidates.
Pray Scott is Majority leader, not only will PDJT get recess appointments, and a major forwarding of his legislative agenda, but in 2 years, he can insure MAGA candidates HAVE access to this unlumited funding, while denying it to the RINOS, THEREBY breaking their grip on Congress.
Turn about is fair play, elections have consequences, its still LARGELY “all about the Benjamins” and Scott could reverse this ploy, withholding campaign funds from RINOS, and
heavily funding MAGA.
Remember how all of the Tea Party Candidates disappointed, once they were elected?
THIS is why; its NOT that they “went D.C.” its that reality was explained to them; play ball with leadership, we will keep you in your seat, WITH this unlimited $, cross leadership, and we will gladly see your seat go to the Dem.
It would be interesting to find out what the IC has on Thune. And use it.
Oklahoman’s, know this, Senator Mark Wayne Mullins (R) who won a seat by riding Trump’s coattails, is backing John Thune for Senate Leader. He trashes Trump on the Senate floor. He is a traitor to his constituents in Oklahoma! Call his office and bombard them with demands he vote for Rick Scott! (202) 224-4721
Websitehttps://www.mullin.senate.gov/Contact330 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
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