Via Hot Air, and The Heritage Foundation, Senator Chuck Schumer has proposed new legislation at the end of March which would remove around 200 high ranking positions from Senate oversight. The bill, innocuously entitled the "Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011" would remove a host of positions from those requiring the "advice and consent" of the Senate. The rational being that "it just takes too long" to appoint someone under the current system.
Chipping Away at the Constitution
Chipping Away at the Constitution
Chipping Away at the Constitution
Via Hot Air, and The Heritage Foundation, Senator Chuck Schumer has proposed new legislation at the end of March which would remove around 200 high ranking positions from Senate oversight. The bill, innocuously entitled the "Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011" would remove a host of positions from those requiring the "advice and consent" of the Senate. The rational being that "it just takes too long" to appoint someone under the current system.