Presidential Nominations
Presidential Nominations
The Constitution specifies that the President may appoint nominees with the “advice and consent” of the Senate, and that in exceptional circumstances he may make appointments when the Senate remains in a lengthy period of recess. Neither of these constitutional requirements was satisfied at the time the President made the appointments.
In doing so, the President violated the fundamental system of checks and balances enshrined in our Constitution that protect against the dominance of one branch of government over another.
I take this violation seriously, as must all Americans. To allow the President to take power that does not belong to him without consequence is a step toward tyranny.
Ours is not a government of one. The Constitution isn't always efficient, but for nearly 225 years it has protected our God-given rights from would-be despots and self-styled monarchs.
Before January 4th, I routinely cooperated with the White House regarding federal nominees, often when I had significant political or philosophical differences with them. The entire Senate, in fact, has been more than cooperative, confirming more than 95% of this administration’s nominees. I will no longer provide such cooperation, and I urge my Senate colleagues to join me in resisting further nominations until the President rescinds his unconstitutional appointments.
Press Releases
March 2012
Date | Title |
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3/14/12 | Lee Applauds Reid’s Reversal on Nominations |
3/12/12 | Lee Blasts Reid on Nominations ‘Stunt’ |
3/1/12 | Lee Opposes Nomination of Hurwitz to Ninth Circuit Court |
Day Lee Briefings
March 2012
Date | Title |
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3/2/12 | Voting No on Andrew Hurwitz -- Day Lee Briefing 03/02/2012 |
3/1/12 | Ending Energy Subsidies -- Day Lee Briefing 03/01/2012 |
February 2012
Date | Title |
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2/28/12 | Government of Laws -- Day Lee Briefing 02/28/2012 |
2/24/12 | Gas Prices Going Up -- Day Lee Briefing 02/24/2012 |
Op-Eds
March 2012
Date | Title |
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3/14/12 | Democratic Hypocrisy |
February 2012
Date | Title |
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2/28/12 | LEE: Obama’s lawless recess appointments |
Blogs
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