Sassenach wrote:God knows there's been some pretty dismal arguments here over the years, but arguing over which of us has the worst prediction record (when we've all made so many blunders) surely has to be right up there.

amen to that.

An interesting idea:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... story.html

Give Congress time to respond or a default position of consent is assumed. I expect it would be challenged but there is a logic there.

danivon wrote:An interesting idea:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... story.html

Give Congress time to respond or a default position of consent is assumed. I expect it would be challenged but there is a logic there.

Very interesting, but would not pass constitutional muster.

This is like when President Obama tried to tell the Senate it was in recess when it said it was in session. I believe he lost that 9-0 in the Supreme Court. The Senate sets its own rules. The President has no say.