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.
McConnell. Is. Despicable. !!!
To say nothing about the 50+ cowards that didn’t ever challenge ChiCom Mitch & move to recess?
Too busy stuffing their additional retirement offshore accts with insider trading and re-election campaign donations from the Military Industrial Complex and other lobbyist.
Here! Here! Everybody jumps on the obvious scumbag Mitch the *itch but nobody ever confronts the real
purveyors of evilness that sit on their pompous asses and do NOTHING but continue the screwing of real Americans.
We don’t care, need or want your sorry ass excuses anymore or your “memos of indignation and gutless threats of
subpoenas, etc.”
WE THE PEOPLE are fed up with your BS and we want action and we want it NOW, not tomorrow, not next session.
WE WANT IT NOW!
WE THE PEOPLE WON THIS ELECTION FOR YOU…you didn’t win it for us (President Trump excluded).
Now get your sorry asses to work and do the work we voted you to do.
DEPORT!
BUILD THE WALL!
DRILL BABY DRILL and Frack.
THEN ARREST, SENTENCE THOSE WHO COMMITTED TREASON AND GIVE WE THE PEOPLE THE JUSTICE OUR COUNTRY DESERVES.
JUSTIFIABLE RETRIBUTION!! MAY IT RING THROUGHOUT THE CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES OF OUR GREAT NATION.
PS-I just watched “History of the World Part 1” so I got a bit carried away with the capital key. Sue me.
LETS ROLL
I’m rolling with you!
😁
The Lord will deal with him.
You may take comfort in that.
I’d rather see them hanged.
Personally I’d like both please.
Yes, but WE want to DEAL with him 😎
And it is better for yhe future of the country!
Sure taking his time about it.
Can’t be fast enough.
Nothing like working in an office when the supervisor steps down but sticks around.
Someone with nothing better to do needs to keep watch over Thune’s loose zipper.
Quite a visual there.
He’s a hybrid…one of way too many.
That explains the crap spewing from the politicians’ mouths.
It’s a sewer, not a swamp.
To be treated as such.
A toilet. We need to flush the toilet.
Investigate Mitch the Glitch for his China fealty.
Furthermore, I consider that the Derp State must be destroyed!!
I’m sure that they wouldn’t have to dig very deep to find enough to put Mitch in prison for a very, very, long time. This POS needs to be taken to the mat….hard and final. He won’t live long enough (goody) to fully pay for his treason but anything beats nothing!
Chicom no-chin Mitch wouldn’t be in prison for a long time regardless of what happens. His time wasting the breath of normal people is close to the end. Prison? Unless it’s a very short stay in a prison hospital unit, no-chin wouldn’t survive 2 weeks
I have never doubted that some DC politicians and Bureaucrats have taken advantage of illegally harvested organs. They have excellent FREE healthcare, courtesy of the American people, but SOME of them sure have stuck around a long time!
No doubt.
Might be getting complete blood transfusions like Keith Richards, too.
Dick Cheney got a new heart from, I believe, China.
A forensic audit on all Congress Critters should probably be done.
Most of Big Tech is now aligned with President Trump. They have more information than the CIA/NSA could ever have.
In fact, those legacy 3 letter bloated bureaucracies are now marginalized
Everything Mitch did will be exposed. It is coming.
They don’t have more by a long shot, but they have enough to expose them for removal of bad actors.
A good start would be to release the Epstein and Diddy names. Even if their crimes are aged out people should know what Congress members are REALLY all about.
But don’t you just love the way that PDJT asks for things? 😀 Such panache!
Yes, got to be blunt and tell the people what’s happening so they have your back this time, but it shouldn’t have to be this way with your own party. Well, it really isn’t PT’s party, he’s MAGA, they’re Uniparty.
It’s a shame, but THEY made it this way. This time, it’s clear to PDJT – and it’s clear to the majority of us.
They’re done hiding and pretending.
SUNDANCE.
Leaked from GOP Senate source of Benny Johnson:
https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1855762599574704305
Thune is winning at the moment.
Keep the Leak – we can have a few chats with our Senators’ offices.
If you’re a Texas, swamp Cruz with emails. NO Thune
Already called him once. Will do so again.
Anyone of us can contact any senator’s office. If they receive re-election money from out of state, we have every right to lobby them from any state.
If any senator demands an address be listed, pick a federal building in that state…IRS, etc. WE own those properties.
It is insane that the Speaker of the House has to answer only to constituents of their district.
Same for Senate Majority Leader.
You sit in great power over the people you must be accountable to those people, all of them.
I write emails to house members all the time. I just select one of their zip codes in their own jurisdictions and a Fed address!!!
Wink.
I look up the zip code too but make up a name to go with a bonafide address in their district.
WSB, naw, I do a little digging, find an old home address for them, then Google Street level next door or across the street to find the address number. Letter is passive aggressive with no foul language but berate them, their actions and family members like a drill instructor would. 99.9% of the time an intern or low level staffer reads it, but, a decent staffer might know some Senator/Representative’s back story. I like to dream/think my musings get to them and is like a swift kick in the crotch.
Thank you for a very good point.
Or Cornyn. He is gone in 26.
Already done.
Emailed Cruz and let him know I voted for him with the expectation that he have President Trump’s back this go round as well as supporting His choices and MAGA agenda.
No Cornyn either! I will NOT be holding my nose and voting for him again in 26. I want him gone!
Collin Allred was my district house rep and although we still ended up with a D, I was ecstatic that he ran for senate to get his a$$ out of here when Cruz won.
Trump should keep that list in front of him for the next 4 years. All those so called MAGA back stabbers up for reelection in 2026 and 2028 should not get Trump’s support. If they cannot support Trump by voting for Scott, THWT.
Well, we know McCormick and Sheehy will be RINOs, just from their support here.
Why do they even get to vote? They are not Senators yet.
This list makes no sense, for starters it has thune voting cornyn…
The two D’s, Collins and the Murk, voting Ghune.
Something big coming out?
I am not on X – has Wikileaks been posting regularly or did this just suddenly appear out of the blue?
They do post regularly but I have never seen something like this
Very interesting! Maybe now that Julian Assange is out of prison and President Trump has announced that Mike Pompeo is NOT going to be part of his second administration, the long awaited drop is finally coming?
Peut-etre?
Thanks. History is good to know but there is so much of it that a lot slips through the cracks for even widely read people not in the field.
Well that is scary, I am reading a book on Titus at the moment. Coincidence? I think not.
The same Roman soldiers who were in Jerusalem and took part when Jesus was crucified was on R&R at Mt. Vesuvius when it erupted. I think Josephus is the writer about this.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Galatians 6:7
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also who pierced him: Rev. 1:7
It’s good to see President Trump preemptively call out this behavior.
We are watching!
The vote Wednesday is secret ballot – how will we know? That is the most asinine thing I’ve ever heard.
Polymarkets has Scott up. If he succeeds, will he be undermined by the RINO gang at every turn?
Sundance noted on his TwiX that Scott has “many attack vectors.”
🤷♂️
Furthermore, I consider that the Derp State must be destroyed!!
And then they all can be exposed.
They’ll need to be charged with sedition then.
I think this is Trump’s way of saying, “I won’t stand in the way of your RINO taking power, but this is what I want in return.” I’m not convinced that Thune is going to be as good at wielding power as McConnell was. The old guard is dying.
Thune is 100% honey. No one can trust him. Remember his stolen valor?
“The announcement of my death has been a bit premature”
I know little about Thune – Does he have a horndog past?
Thanks SD! You go POTUS Trump for We The People!
Hoping Scott commits publicly to recess appointments and adds it to his Maj Leader platform:
(repost):
Sen Scott is gaining traction! Elon Musk has endorsed and running a poll on X. Like Mike Lee’s poll, Scott is trouncing Thune and Cornyn.
As opposed to Thune and Cornyn being “Trained like Dogs” by McConnell (H/T Benny Johnson), This is Scott’s platform for Majority Speaker:
https://x.com/ScottforFlorida/status/1855702902846943340
This is a great thread. Keep it going. I’m new but have been following CT for many years.
rabid dogs.
Points two and three would require Amendments to the Constitution but points one and two are doable if the GOP in Congress have any kind of spine and even an over-the-horizion relationship with ethics.
I think he’s talking about amendments to bills before the senate, not Constitutional amendments.
And he’s talking about term limits for the senate leader.
Cruz, Lee, Hawley, and Paul included in that group of compliant senators.
i contacted Harley’s office a few minutes ago after reading he is supporting Cornyn and questioned why he was complicit in the blocking of recess appointments. Our other senator is supporting Scott. I am sure a form letter will be forthcoming.
Every time someone sings the praises of Rand Paul, I remind them that he NEVER demanded that Cocaine Mitch allow the Senate to go into recess, which completely tied President Trump’s hands from being able to fill key positions with the people that he wanted!
Senator Paul likes to pretend that he is a strong, independent voice who stands on his principles (which was his excuse for not endorsing DJT – he didn’t think he had done enough to deal with the deficit). But when push came to shove, Rand bent the knee to McConnell and spit in the eye of the man whom the voters had actually elected in 2016!
Me too! That always irks me whenever I see him on tv or get a text message. Why didn’t you help out President Trump with recess appointments?
“Senator Paul likes to pretend that he is a strong, independent voice…”
I have not forgotten how he said he was going to personally donate $601 to Ukraine just so he could then demand an audit as to where ALL the money went. Perhaps I missed his official request.
Every time someone sings the praises of Rand Paul, I remind them that he NEVER demanded that Cocaine Mitch allow the Senate to go into recess………..
I also! Rand Paul is a traitor ..
Rand Paul may be a PITA, but he is no traitor. He’s his own man, and that’s more than can be said of most in that chamber of toadies.
Sure he talks big but when its time to stand up he sat down.
Same thing about Jordan.
Your description of recess appointments is the way we have done it for years, and I expect it will continue to be done that way, but…it’s not what the Constitution really says. It says that if there is a vacancy that “happens” during a recess, then it can be filled during the recess, but the vacancy has to “happen” during the recess. So, the concentration is not about when the recess starts or stops, but about when the vacancy happens.
So, it would be best for the Senate to recess on January 20th, when I believe a lot of people will either resign or receive a pink slip
All works well.
Great! post. Thanks.
I did read that as you note. But perhaps in this instance between administrations all of the positions will become naturally vacant. I guess it’s a matter of when they resign. Some sooner rather than later? I guess last possible time is 11:59 January 25, 2025. So, I guess it might be when does old senate out and new senate in. And I guess that can be as quickly as a minute. I am sure they will go for the letter of the law for Trump unfortunately.
Brant, it’s a slippery slope sort of thing. This is one of the non-pretending episodes. It does not say what we have been told it means, no matter how we try to wish it. The reason for the quote SD used was for those instances, during a recess, when someone dies, quits, or gets fired, leaving a vacancy.
The clause before the one SD quoted pertains to all other vacancies which do not “happen” during a recess.
It only takes 1 Senator.
A lot can be accomplished in a short period of time with recess appointments.
Tangentially, Rick Scott’s odds are rising to challenge Thune’s ascendancy.
At a minimum this sham of a secret election season should be used to thoroughly light up Thune and the Decepticons.
Make him infamous!!
Bring out the Bimbos
The influx of new senators should all be aligned with Scott, and not be blind sided/black mailed by Mitch, Thune, Cornyn, and Barrasso thugs. They need to realize that they are short timers, and Senators can yield a tremendous amount of public support by endorsing Scott/Trump endorsement.
Thanks SD. I asked the clarifying question on an earlier thread. Hopefully at least one of the newbies that road President Trumps coattails will step up. (Looking at you Moreno).
Most of the new Senators were endorsed by Trump, nuff said.
Good point!
How many Senators from 2016 thru today owe their being in the Senate due to Trump’s endorsement?
Bernie Moreno voted Scott.
OH Go Buckeyes
A Mitch McConnell senate majority……..
Bringing up the rear, every time . . .
Our President knows what he’s doing this time!
Thank you, Sundance!
Where was Rand Paul?
Many defend him, but why didn’t he force a recess over the four years Trump served?
Fauci this and Fauci that, he was a fraud like every other Senator.
I’ve been asking myself that for many years and the only thing I can come up with is they threatened him or a family member.
It’s not like that hasn’t ever happened to others.
maybe that’s why they had Rand’s neighbor beat him up and break his ribs. He was scared as to what might come next. He knows what those in the admin are capable of especially with the mean man in charge….you know the one who wants to take everybody behind the barn…..
Did that occur during the Trump Presidency? The Mean Man didn’t keep Cruz from calling for a recess during the Trump Presidency. I wonder just how much power McConnell actually had that he could hold the whip over so many Senators.
Senator Rick Scott Is the Obvious Choice for Senate Majority Leader – Here’s Why He’s Better than the War-Pigs Thune and Cornyn
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/senator-rick-scott-is-obvious-choice-senate-majority/
Cornyn is up for election in 2026. Texas MAGA will not suffer this fool any longer!
Is he going to be primary’d ? Even if he is, Trump won’t be able to support him. In fact he’ll be called upon to support Cronyn else face the wrath of the cabal. Even just one Senator can short-circuit the agenda. Remember how bad that POS McStain was when his vote was most needed ?
“In fact he’ll be called upon to support Cronyn else face the wrath of the cabal.”
What do you think Trump has been facing ever since he and Melania came down the escalator in 2015?
We really need the Texas GOP needs to come out against Cornyn. He doesn’t represent Texas or Texans.
Everyone is missing a key point.
“In odd-numbered years, the Congress must take an August recess if it fails to adjourn by July 31. Neither the House nor the Senate may adjourn for more than three days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) without the concurrence of the other Chamber.”
The House (Pelosi) conspired with McConnell to never put the concurrence in to go into a full recess.
There’s more than just a Senate component.
Each chamber can change its own rules. Let’s see if that can happen.
Spot on target. Like the UniParty had an agreement to keep Trump from exercising his power as president…
Musk has endorsed Rick Scott on X. Musk also has a poll which, I hear, shows 74% support for Scott.
This is called an end run. Let you allies do the dirty work.
God willing this will work.
Indeed.
WE are Trump’s political capital!
👍 💯
Exactly. The Uniparty has always had numerous surrogates doing their drug pushing.
We’ve got game this time around.
Hopefully. Remember, there are trillions at stake and it isn’t all in the hands of the demonrats.
This is the Fight. Call them out now neo-cons are scrambling.
The leaves are falling down, all branches of the blob will be seen….
You are fired Mitch. You have done more damage than most. I’m positive your deceit will haunt you.
Mitch’s poor health will be like a vault door closing when he suddenly is unable to toe the line when the bell rings. Judgement day for him will be cruel before St Peter.
Unlikely… you need a Conscience for that.
Trump should be having private phone calls with any Republican senator that is coming up for re-election in 2026.
33 out of 100 senators are up for election every two years. So 66 senators will be up for election in 2026 and 2028. Any Republican Senator will likely need Trump’s endorsement in order to get over the finish line.
This is his leverage to get a MAGA Senate Majority Leader.
Genuine question, what happens if they don’t?
I wonder too – if it is secret ballot how do you know who the traitors are?
who does Trump want? That’s the important question IMO. If he has more leverage over Thune…
if Thune’s bid is thwarted would,the RINOS get nasty and refuse to confirm anyone?
I’m surprised Marco Rubio voted for Scott. Suspicious cat says hmmmmm. Couldn’t JD just call a recess?
Maybe Marco got a deal he could not refuse.
More than enough dirt on little Marco, Scott is also from Fla and was Gov for 8 yrs, he knows where to look if needed.
He wasn’t a good Gov, he was just better than turncoat Charlie, same as a senator he’s better than Nelson.
True. But that wasn’t very hard. Nelson wouldn’t take a breath without Schummer’s permission.
More foam parties.
Because Lil Marco believes he’s on the short list for SoS.
5 names: Tulsi Gabbard. Vivek R. Lil Marco. Ric Grenell. TN senator Bill Hagerty.
Big resounding no on Hagerty as well as Marco
For those with strong opinions on personnel, pkease see my post below and let your voices be heard.
They are reading every post.
Absolutely no Marco anywhere.
No Senators; we need them in the Senate.
MOST EXCELLENT NEWS!
[Related:] Sundance and others: don’t know who this is (“Clint Brown” — @DissidentClint on Xwitter) is, but someone at another conservative site linked this 22-post thread by him recently on this topic.
He makes some good points, but unfortunately severely underestimates the true motivations and extent of UniParty betrayal — as well as resultant “Battered Conservative Syndrome” of the MAGA Base. IOW … WishCasting.
https://x.com/DissidentClint/status/1854907155607961760
President Trump is giving notice.
I wonder what the consequences of lack of cooperation will be.
Eleven Inches of Persuasion.
We’ll see what happens!
💥
It is beyond infuriating that with everything else on his plate, PDJT has to battle RINOs — “OUR SIDE” — in addition to Dems, the deep state, and the media. Right this second, I hate the entire crop of RINO senators with a white hot passion.
Thune nor Cornyn will work with Trump. They are both Never Trumpers. I will be surprised if they push Trump’s agenda. If they do, then he has leverage on them.
Cornyn is up for re-election in 2027 and Texans will remove him if he doesn’t follow MAGA. We are watching.
A day late. And a dollar short.
Senate Republicans need to get their act together. Rick Scott is the clear choice for the Majority Leader, and it’s not even close.
https://truthsocial.com/@Electionwiz/113461603706731067
This is what I like to see…PTrump is aware of what was going on….and it will change.
“No individual Senator ever challenged Mitch McConnell to force a recess throughout President Trump’s term in office, 2017 though 2021.”
That’s the bigger problem, imo.
Chuckie Shuymer always had the dirt on Mitch.
FB violated me for posting “No individual Senator ever challenged Mitch McConnell to force a recess throughout President Trump’s term in office, 2017 though 2021.”as an intro to sharing this post.
not that Zuck has any power, but, this shows me that SD is again over target. 🎯
Three CTH stories hit in a week… LOL
Question: Wonder if there’s ANY evidence of Turtle being a traitor, like China Joe?
Investigate all bank accounts, all “donations” to his campaigns, “research trips” to foreign countries, etc.
The evidence is there: we need someone to investigate all of it!
The process is the punishment – make that old traitor spend the rest of his worthless life in the courtroom.
I’d be shocked if he wasn’t. His Chinese wife didn’t marry him for his looks!!
Whispers what’s happening in the PA Senate race and Arizona Senate race are indirectly tied to this vote for Senate majority leadership. Slow-walking the count in Arizona and the “challenge” from Casey in PA so neither Republican could affect Mitch and the UniParty’s intended choice, Thune.
Why would Democrats want Thune over anybody else in the Senate? Go deep.
Dave McCormick is going to be there anyway.
His race has been called. It’s not that close. Casey just hasn’t conceded – too bad for Bob.
Gallegos has won the race in AZ over Kari Lake.
Turtle rushed this vote so as to have it while he still had control of the current crew, this is not a normal time frame.
Thune just cares about being a gym rat and crowing that he beat Daschle what, 20 years ago now? He’s a stooge and a doormat for the Leftists, always has been. I’m most disappointed in Hawley so far – he talks pretty but does nothing substantive.
It has been a source of anger to me that NOT ONE Senator declared a recess for President Trump for FOUR YEARS, so he couldn’t make recess appointments.
Every time I hear how “great” and “conservative” a Senator is, I immediately think of this.
Where was cute ole’ folksy Senator Kennedy, Rand Paul, “stalwart “ Marsha Blackburn, Mike Lee, Rick Scott, etc, etc???? They all make me vomit when they burnish their conservative credentials and ask for funding.
I’m sure we’ll have a few now: Tuberville, for sure. But I’ll believe it when I see it. The “conservative” Senators owe PDJT this.
What a glorious time to be alive!
I was unaware of the challenge aspect of the recess power. I thought the Majority Leader 100% controlled the schedule.
I wonder why nobody challenge the Dirty Turtle in Trump’s first term?
Trump has learned. Unfortunately, RINOs lie.
From Trump War Room:
What a Week!
https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1855781475959902569
Set to JD’s entrance music.
“Why Don’t We Liberate These United States”
@JackPosobiec
Tweet – a few minutes ago
Nov 10 2024
WOW Cornyn AGAINST recess appointments
source: https://nitter.poast.org/JackPosobiec/status/1855785904104669558#m
Cornyn is against Paxton for AG, says he will block him. He’s pushing Mike Lee because he wants him out of senate.
The Senate GOP is the epicenter of resistance to MAGA and most average folks don’t recognize it.
I didn’t either until I came to this site.
I called / emailed my senators requesting their vote for Scott and left messages for Thune + Cornyn. They are warmongers, RINOs and neocons who are corrupt to the core and will do everything in their power to sabotage the objectives of the Trump Admin.
JD Vance is the President of the Senate and as I’ve read, has the legal authority to become Senate Leader without a required senate floor vote. The fact that Glitch is demanding a secret ballot vote smacks of desperation, fear of losing control and the ability to satisfy the K Street lobbyists.
CORRUPT AND EVIL TO THE CORE!
The man has super-human drive and energy.
Treepers, we need to get on the new website, Policies for the People.
The Trump administration is looking for us to run the government and also to tell them who we’d like to see in different positions.
They are saying all comments will be read.
We could suggest things like Ben Carson for emissary and why . Harriet Haggeman for CIA director etc.
It is important for them to understand the silos and we could explain but collectively request them email Sundance at his email on this site.
If enough of us do this, it could be our chance to get their attention.
They have Ben nominated for housing again, I believe you have to sign in to vote and comment.
One of the biggest jokes was somebody put in Cory Booker for Agriculture. Bugs Bunny has more votes.
Look who just semi agreed to recess appts
Thune
https://x.com/SenJohnThune/status/1855722302568300794
Perhaps making the request for recess public will shame thee bastards into letting Trump get his Cabinet.
We have them double teamed!
Elon supports Scott.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/11/10/elon-musk-backs-florida-sen-rick-scott-senate-majority-leader/
Thune has been a government bit*h all his life. ZERO business experience!
https://x.com/DC_Draino/status/1855786973992030690