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dc_dux · 12-29-2007, 06:55 AM

Host....I shared your amazement at this latest example of the Bush version of the Constitution. I guess they are basing their interpretation on the fact that the House is not holding pro forma sessions like the Senate.

Its much like the Bush/Cheney view that the Vice President is not part of the Executive Branch when it comes to complying with open records laws. I've never seen anything like it...they will twist the Constitution when it suits their needs like no other White House tag team that I can ever recall.

It wont work for "recess" appointments since that is strictly a Senate function and there is absolutely no way to deny that Jim Webb has held, and will continue to hold, Senate sessions every three days until the full return in mid-Jan.

On the DoD bill, I suspect that the Dems will quietly pass a technical amendment and send it to Bush when they get back, rather than fight.

But maybe they are growing some balls over the holidays and will prove me wrong.

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dc_dux Location: Washington DC	Host....I shared your amazement at this latest example of the Bush version of the Constitution. I guess they are basing their interpretation on the fact that the House is not holding pro forma sessions like the Senate. Its much like the Bush/Cheney view that the Vice President is not part of the Executive Branch when it comes to complying with open records laws. I've never seen anything like it...they will twist the Constitution when it suits their needs like no other White House tag team that I can ever recall. It wont work for "recess" appointments since that is strictly a Senate function and there is absolutely no way to deny that Jim Webb has held, and will continue to hold, Senate sessions every three days until the full return in mid-Jan. On the DoD bill, I suspect that the Dems will quietly pass a technical amendment and send it to Bush when they get back, rather than fight. But maybe they are growing some balls over the holidays and will prove me wrong. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 12-29-2007 at 07:02 AM..