Danger! Obama could put Merrick Garland on Supreme Court in December

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American Thinker:

November 22, 2016

Danger! Obama could put Merrick Garland on Supreme Court in December

By Ed Straker

Last week, I warned that if Congress adjourned for the year too soon, it could open a window to give President Obama a Supreme Court pick. That's because of a provision of the Constitution that allows the president to make recess appointments that can last two or more years. Now we get word that Congress is planning to adjourn early, which will give Obama an opportunity to appoint Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.

 

This discussion is fairly complex, involving both constitutional and statutory law, so bear with me.

 

1) Why does Congress want to adjourn early? Members of Congress want to adjourn early this year so they can kill last-minute Obama regulations. According to a 1996 law, Congress has 60 legislative days in which to disapprove of presidential regulations. If Obama makes some horrendous last-minute regulations, by ending its session early, Congress has more time to overrule those regulations. That's why congressional leaders are tentatively planning to adjourn by December 9.

 

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Judge Bill Pryor Getting a Serious Study for Scalia’s Seat

By Erick Erickson | November 22, 2016, 09:28am

Judge Bill Pryor, on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and former Attorney General of Alabama, is on the shortest of short lists for Antonin Scalia’s seat.

 

Pryor, who succeeded Jeff Sessions as Alabama’s Attorney General once Sessions got to the Senate, is well connected within conservative circles, is well liked by the future United States Attorney General, and is considered one of the most conservative appellate judges in the country.

 

Several people have raised concerns about some of Pryor’s cases due to his rulings on gay rights and transgender issues, but his defenders say he was bound by clear precedent, which he would not be on the Court. http://theresurgent.com/judge-pryor-getting-a-serious-study-for-scalias-seat/

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White House waves white flag on trade deal, SCOTUS nomination

 

he White House conceded Tuesday that President Obama has lost two of his most important battles, surrendering on a massive free-trade deal and the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Merrick Garland.

 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/

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White House waves white flag on trade deal, SCOTUS nomination

 

he White House conceded Tuesday that President Obama has lost two of his most important battles, surrendering on a massive free-trade deal and the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Merrick Garland.

 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/

Seeing and believing are two difference words

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White House waves white flag on trade deal, SCOTUS nomination

 

he White House conceded Tuesday that President Obama has lost two of his most important battles, surrendering on a massive free-trade deal and the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Merrick Garland.

 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/

Seeing and believing are two difference words

 

 

You mean like " If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor" ?