Republicans will control the White House and both houses of Congress come January. But President-elect Donald Trump’s intent to nominate loyalists to fill key Cabinet posts has set up a possible confrontation with the Senate.

Summary

Donald Trump’s plan to use recess appointments for key roles could spark a Supreme Court challenge, as Senate Republicans may resist confirming controversial nominees.

Recess appointments, which bypass Senate approval, were restricted in a 2014 Supreme Court ruling, but Trump might test limits by forcing a Senate recess using a rarely invoked constitutional provision.

The conservative-majority Supreme Court could revisit its stance, though precedent favors limiting such appointments.

Legal challenges could delay any impact, as standing requires an affected party to sue, potentially prolonging disputes for years.

  • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    I expect very mild resistance from Congress and SCOTUS. While all of them do have their lips glued to Trumps ass a spineless weasel is always a spineless weasel, if they thought distancing themselves from Trump was the most advantageous move they’d do it. They’ll want to build in a tiny bit of plausibility if they want to start saying they did their jobs and didn’t just defer to Daddy Trump.