Chuck Grassley: Recess appointment is unacceptable
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Chuck Grassley: Recess appointment is unacceptable
Chuck Grassley: Recess appointment is unacceptable
Chuck Grassley
USA Today
Jan. 8, 2012
The framers saw the dangers of power grabs by any one branch of government. The president upended years of Senate practice and more than 90 years of Justice Department precedent by bypassing the Senate to appoint his nominee to direct the new bureau. Overturning this sort of precedent is a major shift in the constitutional separation of powers.
If there's a legal rationale, the White House needs to make it public. The public's business ought to be public, and the president promised to run the most transparent administration in history. Along with other senators, I've asked him for a full accounting of his change in position.
Going back to 1921, attorneys general have stated — in advice to presidents and in legal filings in federal courts — that a recess appointment may only be made during an actual recess, one that is at least three days long.
The need for accountability also drives well-founded concerns about the bureau itself. During debate on its creation, Senate Republicans sought more accountability. This new bureau has the power to regulate a vast array of financial products and services. Many of these powers were held by other agencies and were subject to oversight because the agency budgets are controlled by Congress.
That's not the case, at all, with the new bureau. Its funding flows through the Federal Reserve. The Fed operates independently from the president, as well as Congress, where Americans have a voice through their elected representatives.
What's more, the Federal Reserve is prohibited by a new banking law from intervening in the bureau's work, making it unaccountable even to the Fed. As a result, the bureau is able to exercise massive regulatory authority without the checks and balances at the heart of our system of government.
So far, the president's message is, trust us, we'll do it right. But the response of the legislative branch and the American people ought to be, trust but verify. Starting with the president's appointment and continuing with the setup of any new bureau, accountability must be established.
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Chuck Grassley
USA Today
Jan. 8, 2012
The framers saw the dangers of power grabs by any one branch of government. The president upended years of Senate practice and more than 90 years of Justice Department precedent by bypassing the Senate to appoint his nominee to direct the new bureau. Overturning this sort of precedent is a major shift in the constitutional separation of powers.
If there's a legal rationale, the White House needs to make it public. The public's business ought to be public, and the president promised to run the most transparent administration in history. Along with other senators, I've asked him for a full accounting of his change in position.
Going back to 1921, attorneys general have stated — in advice to presidents and in legal filings in federal courts — that a recess appointment may only be made during an actual recess, one that is at least three days long.
The need for accountability also drives well-founded concerns about the bureau itself. During debate on its creation, Senate Republicans sought more accountability. This new bureau has the power to regulate a vast array of financial products and services. Many of these powers were held by other agencies and were subject to oversight because the agency budgets are controlled by Congress.
That's not the case, at all, with the new bureau. Its funding flows through the Federal Reserve. The Fed operates independently from the president, as well as Congress, where Americans have a voice through their elected representatives.
What's more, the Federal Reserve is prohibited by a new banking law from intervening in the bureau's work, making it unaccountable even to the Fed. As a result, the bureau is able to exercise massive regulatory authority without the checks and balances at the heart of our system of government.
So far, the president's message is, trust us, we'll do it right. But the response of the legislative branch and the American people ought to be, trust but verify. Starting with the president's appointment and continuing with the setup of any new bureau, accountability must be established.
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
TexasBlue
Re: Chuck Grassley: Recess appointment is unacceptable
Yet another thing Republican's MUST undo if we regain the White House and Senate!
It's as though Obama thinks he is a king! The guy is a fucking menace!
It's as though Obama thinks he is a king! The guy is a fucking menace!
dblboggie
Re: Chuck Grassley: Recess appointment is unacceptable
dblboggie wrote:Yet another thing Republican's MUST undo if we regain the White House and Senate!
It's as though Obama thinks he is a king! The guy is a fucking menace!
He's a dictator, the left tried to portray Bush for 8 years a dictator, but Obama's actions show he's very dictatorial.
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