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What in the hell are Republicans thinking. Did they forget whose in the
White House and the radicals he's already appointed? The same guy who
constantly usurps congressional power and ignore the checks and balances
set up by the Constitution.
>From
>DC<http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/31/house-to-consider-eliminating-senate-confirmation-for-presidential-appointees/>
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*UPDATE*: *The House passed the legislation Tuesday night by a vote of
261-116. The bill now goes to President Obama’s desk for his signature.*
The House of Representatives is set to consider legislation Tuesday that
would exempt certain presidential appointees from having to be confirmed by
the Senate.
But a number of conservative groups are arguing that the “Presidential
Efficiency and Streamlining Act” amounts to Congress neutering itself and
giving the executive branch unprecedented power.
Presidential appointees that would no longer require Senate confirmation
under the legislation include the treasurer of the United States and the
deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
“The United States Constitution does not bestow kingly powers on the
President to appoint the senior officers of the government with no
process,” wrote Thomas McClusky, the senior vice president for the Family
Research Council’s legislative arm, in a Monday memo to lawmakers.
Sources told The Daily Caller that there is concern in the ranks among
conservatives opposed to the legislation that House leaders will bring the
legislation up for a voice vote to avoid putting members on the record.
“I can tell you that there will be members who want this vote on the
record,” an aide to one conservative member told TheDC. “Whether or not
they’ll get the chance is still in question.”
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s office didn’t comment on questions
Tuesday from TheDC about the bill.
But the intent of the legislation is to help tackle the backlog of
presidential appointees needing congressional confirmation. Critics like
McClusky argue this is the result of a larger problem.
“If the Senate wants to streamline the process, it should eliminate some of
the administration’s positions,” McClusky wrote.
The legislation, sponsored by New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer,
passed the Senate in June 2011, with 20 Republicans voting against it. The
Senate bill has 17 co-sponsors, including both Democratic Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid and Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
McClusky of FRC Action estimated in his memo that “thousands of positions
would be filled by the President without any Senate vetting.”
The legislation would affect appointments across the executive branch,
including to the Defense, Homeland Security and Justice departments.
Referencing the Obama administration, McClusky wrote that, “In an
administration that’s already circumvented Congress with dozens of
controversial ‘czars’ this would mean even less accountability for the
White House.”
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