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#1 S. 679: To Remove “Advise and Consent” Function of Senate for Numerous Federal Appoin
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05-18-2011, 02:55 AM
S. 679: To Remove “Advise and Consent” Function of Senate for Numerous Federal Appointments
This, introduced by Chuck Schumer on 30 March 2011, looks like a very, very bad idea, from the perspective of anyone who wants government to be smaller and less intrusive – and wants the executive to be policed better by the legislative branch. President Obama and his czars are the obvious counterargument to this bill. They make a powerful one.
More than 200 appointed positions would be excused from the advise-and-consent requirement by S. 679. Among them are the following:
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/05/1...-appointments/
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05-18-2011, 01:42 PM
Who needs the Senate, huh Chuck?
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05-18-2011, 02:03 PM
Sounds like Chuckie forgot about his elementary school social studies classes that talked about checks and balances.
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