Out of nowhere the courts just removed the President's power of recess appointments
Just a reminder that the obstructionist Republicans in the Senate have prevented Obama's appointees from assuming their jobs, leaving as much as a third of the appointed seats vacant.
And their allies in the courts have gone a step further.
I’ve only had a chance to review the decision quickly, but it represents a dramatic limitation on the recess appointment, finding that the power can only be exercised during recesses between sessions of Congress and only to fill vacancies that occur during the same recess. So that’s the big news from this: a major limitation on the recess appointment power. It’s a decision the Supreme Court will be hard-pressed not to review.
The other news, while not as big, is nonetheless quite serious: The decision would seem to void any action taken by the NLRB since last January. It will take some time to get a better handle on what that means, but you can imagine the chaos and confusion that could create.
