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Re: Obama defies Congress with ‘recess’ picks
But they can no longer filibuster thenominations appointments, and that is key. These nominations appointments will not be rejected by the Senate at any time during the year. If the GOP would like to have an up or down vote, they can always do that. It would be hilariously ironic if Democrats decided to filibuster any attempt to reject any of the nominees appointees, even though Republicans would lose an up or down vote anyways. Shoe is on the other foot now. The moral of the story? If 'ya snooze, 'ya lose. :mrgreen:
the recess appointment position is automatically vacated if they don't approve it by the end of the session, but I believe they can vote to reject at any time during the session.
But they can no longer filibuster the
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