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Keeps bringing up what president bush did. the fact of the matter is factual distinctions are significant, but you know what the court ruled what the constitution was unless its overturned by the supreme court, those decisions and orders that came out by nlrb jamie asked the right questions, null and void because the court said from the inception of these appointments, these recess appointments they were invalid so-- >> julian. >> jamie: lets-- >> i want to correct you on a couple of things. >> ...

Whether these were congresss actually doing work, most of the days when congress was in session doing-- during this so-called intrasession, congress house would comein for about a minute or two a day. maybe a couple of pieces of legislation were introduced. >> let me finish the points. but julian-- >> i have to wrap you and jay, well give you a quick-- >> and the vast majority of members of congress were out and-- >> and the court of appeals made the decision. >> the definition of a recess. >> t...

Congress were out sunning themselves on the beach. what they do, they go in for a minute each day and we have these, what they call the ridiculous pro forma sessions where no business is conducted. the sole purpose is intended to thwart the presidents constitutional exercise of recess appointment because in the senate they had been blocking many, many, many of his appointments in way na had been unprecedented the way that no other president had been treated. >> jamie: jay, lets-- >> let me make ...

Find a job. >> jamie: now, weve got the numbers to back that up. plus, the supreme court striking down a number of appointments made by president obama. how it could impact hundreds of decisions about the way that unions operate. that could effect you. >> respectfully and strongly disagree with this decision and counters 150 years of precedent. ♪ you know my heart burns for you... ♪ im up next, but now im sging the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isnt for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer....

Constitution the way it was designed and that the president violated the recess clause and clearly this court was convinced that these kind of recess appointments were not constitutional. but there is an interesting issue here, jamie, you asked about the supreme court review and thats whether theres anything for the supreme court to review at this point. in other words, are these apoints still at such a level, are they valid? are they moot? so theres a lot of issues here that may in fact lean ag...

Hes limited by the constitution. so, he made a recess appointment flies in the face of hundred years of tradition when even the recess appointments were made because the department of justice and legal counsel for the white house says that kind of recess doesnt qualify and president bush, by the way, i want to make this really clear because you asked this, jamie. >> jamie: quickly. >> distinction what was going on in congress at the time the fact of the matter is three judges of the u.s. court o...

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