Speaking of arrogation of power

[Steven Jamar]

I think there is a difference between the ordinary recess appointment  
of am ambassador as a political favor and Fox.  Fox was someone who  
had been rejected and was clearly controversial.  Many ambassadors  
may be jokes (and are so indeed, at least according to some in the  
foreign service), but, the practice has a long history.  And  
typically it is not of someone rejected.  I think that sort of  
appointment is of relatively recent vintage, and is still,  
fortunately, quite rare.

Steve

On Apr 6, 2007, at 9:11 PM, Douglas Laycock wrote:

> I confess to posting based on an impression that Bush is making  
> more recess appointments and during shorter recesses than in the  
> past, and without having checked investigated the facts.  I had  
> forgotten about Hormel, and Bill Lan Lee, and it appears that there  
> are a lot of recess appointments that don't get much press  
> coverage.  The link below, citing a list member and two other law  
> professors as sources, claims that Clinton averaged 9 recess  
> appointments a year, Bush Sr. 20 a year, and Reagan 30 a year.  I  
> had no idea.  And I don't know what the current Bush's numbers are.
>
> http://slate.msn.com/id/1002994/

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