The rest of their House colleagues are home in their districts for the traditional August recess, but the group first-term lawmakers has pledged to hold pro-forma sessions in the lower chamber every three days for the remainder of the summer, effectively blocking the Democrat-controlled Senate from adjourning.
The move prevents Obama from unilaterally making new appointments to federal agencies, which can be done only if both chambers are in recess. And the Constitution states that neither the House nor the Senate can be in recess without the consent of the other chamber.For Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), who brought his young son to Friday’s pro forma session, the responsibility of wielding the House’s gavel and serving as speaker pro tempore is as much a family affair as it is a duty to his political beliefs.
“As long as the president wants to bypass the usual processes and make recess appointments, that’s his power to make them and it’s our power not to recess,” said Harris in an interview with The Hill after returning to his Maryland home on Friday.
“If this is what it takes to make our feelings heard then that’s the way we’ll do it. And I brought my son with me today, which was nice, he got to watch his dad preside over the House, so we try to make a family thing of it whenever possible.”
Line up the 8 and pin a medal on them. It is about time that a few good men stand up and oppose tyrannical actions - in any way possible. The line has been drawn. What b***s*** is the Marxist Mob going to pull to get around this?
ReplyDeleteGood on them!
ReplyDeleteAll the way, Sir!
ReplyDeleteThey might be new, but they're not clueless. Excellent work on their part. I agree, they deserve some sort of aware, other than being sent back to that snake pit for a second term.
ReplyDeleteMore power to them.
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