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THE TIME OF ADJOURMENT CLAUSE AND PRESIDENTIAL POWER

THE TIME OF ADJOURMENT CLAUSE AND PRESIDENTIAL POWER

Update: 2024-11-17
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Can a President shut down the Senate. Legal scholars agree on an answer "Yes but..." President-Elect / President Trump has invoked an obscure section of the Constitution that has never been used, in order to prod Senators on his appointments. Is it a true power? What is the clause, why is it there, what does it mean, and what might a Supreme Court do? The answer may have to do with a can of Pepsi.

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THE TIME OF ADJOURMENT CLAUSE AND PRESIDENTIAL POWER

THE TIME OF ADJOURMENT CLAUSE AND PRESIDENTIAL POWER

Bruce Carlson