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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShocking development. Senate to stay in session, preventing recess appointments by Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/quit-now-thune-maga-flips-out-on-senate-majority-leader-after-he-blocks/
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Shocking development. Senate to stay in session, preventing recess appointments by Trump (Original Post)
surfered
Aug 2025
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GopherGal
(2,803 posts)1. Shocking Development: Thune shows spine!
So, I guess it's possible that all those "RINO" horns were somehow forged together to form a single spine??? How the sharing arrangement of that sole spine among all the Greedy-Ole'-Perverts will work out, we've yet to see. (I don't have great expectations, but I"m open to upside surprise.)
mdbl
(8,137 posts)2. I think it was the opposite. Dump insisted they stay there to confirm his shitty choices
It's not a good development.
Ms. Toad
(38,347 posts)3. You might want to review what a pro forma session is,
and what its purpose is.
mdbl
(8,137 posts)5. Just did. I stand corrected.
I was remembering that last thing Dump said on untruth social about Schumer and the Senate going to recess.
YodaMom2
(154 posts)4. They'll be holding only pro forma sessions every 3 days.
And no votes will be scheduled until after the Senate returns to full session after Sept. 2nd.
I think this actually is a block against recess appointments. John Thune, it would seem, has no f*cks left to give.
obamanut2012
(29,201 posts)6. Wth Thune unbent the knee a tad?!
But still okayed Judge Drunkie?
surfered
(11,779 posts)7. His term is up 2029. He may outlast MAGA