Court likely to reject Obama's NLRB appointments

The Hill:

The Supreme Court appeared Monday to disapprove of three recess appointments by President Obama in a case that tests the limits of executive power.

Nearly every justice on the nation's highest adjudicating body questioned the constitutionality of his 2012 National Labor Relations Board picks, which bypassed Senate confirmation.

Even Justice Elena Kagan, an Obama appointee and part of the court's liberal wing, said, "The history is entirely on the Senate's side, not your side."

Chief Justice John Roberts also defended the Senate’s role in approving nominees as an important check on presidential power, contending, “They have an absolute right not to confirm nominees that the president submits.”

At issue is whether Obama overstepped his bounds by making the appointments during a limited “pro-forma” session of the Senate, as well as when exactly presidents can install judges and fill top federal vacancies without the upper chamber’s consent.
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Obama's attempt to pander to the labor thugs is likely to embarrass him and it could also lead to overturning many decisions by the NLRB while the appointees sat.