Project 2025 leader Russ Vought (Trump’s OMB Director pick) leads the Center for Renewing America, which says that it’s lawful for POTUS to “assemble his Executive Branch…via recess appointments” AND to unilaterally adjourn both Houses of Congress” if they disagree on whether & when to adjourn. 1/ - ThreadSky

jennycohn.bsky.social • 83 days ago

Project 2025 leader Russ Vought (Trump’s OMB Director pick) leads the Center for Renewing America, which says that it’s lawful for POTUS to “assemble his Executive Branch…via recess appointments” AND to unilaterally adjourn both Houses of Congress” if they disagree on whether & when to adjourn. 1/

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jennycohn.bsky.social•83 days ago

2/ Link. https://americarenewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/On-the-Power-of-the-President-to-Appoint-his-Magistrates-5.pdf

jennycohn.bsky.social•83 days ago

3/ https://bsky.app/profile/jennycohn.bsky.social/post/3lcvk43eu722b

jennycohn.bsky.social•70 days ago

4/ The Cato Institute seems to disagree with the idea that Trump can unilaterally adjourn Congress for the purpose of making recess appointments. https://www.cato.org/blog/disagreement-presidential-power-adjourn-congress

jennycohn.bsky.social•70 days ago

5/ https://www.cato.org/about

gingers624.bsky.social•70 days ago

Jenny!!! You’re here!!
So happy 🥰

msdobalina.bsky.social•83 days ago

LOL good. Then we can guess how this will all end. It's only a question how fugly it gets during right-wing Romper Room.

carpinsandiego.com•83 days ago

So follow legal advice of a disbarred lawyer. Seems suboptimal. But im sure its their dumb plan.

grumblekitty.bsky.social•77 days ago

That’s how you end up with Alina Habba.

onesarahwatters.bsky.social•83 days ago

It's definitely on brand for them... 🙄

riecks.bsky.social•83 days ago

“By Jeff Clark”???? Is this because it’s probably the only way that Jeff Clark could get some secretary position in Trump’s administration?

rewdawakening.bsky.social•83 days ago

Maga is White Trash lies and nonsense. They have nothing to say. It’s all anger, lies and racist/ bigoted drivel. Tell them to SHUT THEIR IGNORANT TRAP AND KNOW THEIR PLACE. Them and their hollow god can KICK FUCKIN ROCKS! https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/

jl2285.bsky.social•83 days ago

Do all the GOP congress members who supported TFG realize he will put them out of a job??

morrigoon.bsky.social•83 days ago

Oh, I’ve seen this movie! Big Business with Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin, right?

bowarr.bsky.social•83 days ago

Well of course. Don’t follow rules, don’t follow norms, don’t follow or obey the law or the Constitution, do whatever the fuck you want to and then blame someone else when it doesn’t work.

ziyyigo-tipyigo.bsky.social•83 days ago

Monarchical Leopards Eating Congressional Faces Party

dbrucedd9431968.bsky.social•83 days ago

Just another fascist who want to make up the rules as we move along.

megmegsmeggie.bsky.social•71 days ago

📌

notmw2.bsky.social•83 days ago

They’re not even trying to make it look above board.

This is right up there with “I was crossing my fingers when I took the oath to protect the constitution”.

irsjimmy109.bsky.social•83 days ago

So ...I wonder if thse same folks who loved to reply to my posts lecturing me on what is permissable ...on our side ......thinks the other side is dwelling on what is legal or permissable under the Constitution . Not trying to be sarcastic , really , just pregmatic .

votevaxresist.bsky.social•83 days ago

I think Congress should just walk out now.

abrxs.bsky.social•83 days ago

Reading that - this is what immediately came to mind:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3OiIjIvN0A

earachemyeye.bsky.social•71 days ago

Isn't that also what the US Constitution says?

rp1928.bsky.social•83 days ago

He can opine until the cows come home. It doesn't make it lawful

simianinsight.bsky.social•83 days ago

That would be an unencumbered dictator.

stephenlee49.bsky.social•71 days ago

With the advice and consent of the Senate.

litscrib.bsky.social•83 days ago

Won’t go as they think

rlb-21.bsky.social•83 days ago

Their respect for democracy and the Constitution only goes as far as digging through it for loopholes to undermine it.

kokomojoe.bsky.social•83 days ago

As if 👑🟠🐷 needs a justification or legal cover to just disband Congress when it's not doing exactly what he wants.
He's going to be the American Assad

schoharie.bsky.social•71 days ago

Ugh

dblfly.bsky.social•83 days ago

Is he wrong though?

jennycohn.bsky.social•83 days ago

I don’t know. I’d love to research it but no longer have access to Lexi’s. My hope is that @democracy-docket.com has researched this and is prepared to seek injunctive or other relief if appropriate.

kylogarner.bsky.social•83 days ago

Vought is full of 💩

pnnchicago.bsky.social•83 days ago

No MAGA boy, that’s not lawful

onesarahwatters.bsky.social•83 days ago

📌

duncanidho.bsky.social•83 days ago

According to this, the appointees occured with no recess. ( am I misreading this? ) https://www.oyez.org/cases/2013/12-1281

okoye110320.bsky.social•83 days ago

They'll be upended by the courts. This is all unconstitutional

stayinalive2.bsky.social•82 days ago

This could only happen if Senate and House played sneaky shenanigans.

jenniedp.bsky.social•69 days ago

👀

fighttruthdecay.bsky.social•83 days ago

Criminals. All of them!

thecitizeny.bsky.social•83 days ago

Who says they get to decide what is or is not lawful?! They're not the Constitution or the Courts. Ugh.

garyje.bsky.social•83 days ago

Trump and his people are going to push the limits of the law. The Democrats, media, and the people should meet them at every door. It's going to be a very long 4 years.

radiostatik.bsky.social•83 days ago

And we all just know that that’s the opinion Trump will be listening to on this matter.

catlady412.bsky.social•83 days ago

If they're telling us that's what they're going to do, it's time for Biden to put on the gloves. We won't get a second chance at democracy for decades.

floridarph1.bsky.social•82 days ago

Keep pushing the public and see what happens.

courtwing.bsky.social•83 days ago

It’s just an endless, compulsive pursuit of christofascist fantasy football version of the Constitution and rule of law with the ultras, no matter the precedent or established case law…shut them down early & often.

be4dawn.bsky.social•83 days ago

It’s in P25- The project asserts a controversial interpretation of the unitary executive theory, according to which the entire executive branch is under the complete control of the U.S. president.

He will not let guardrails stop him

yrigoytia.bsky.social•83 days ago

Was just talking with the sibs about this. About how whatever he can’t get legislatively, he’ll just do through the executive. There are NO norms to fall back on and I wish people would just get over that quaint idea. SCOTUS has granted him absolute power. There are no “But…’s” anymore.

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