I truly appreciate the 12 gauge shotgun that @realDonaldTrump proves himself to be day after day.
But I wish he would get the terms he uses right.
But I wish he would get the terms he uses right.
If he "#adjourns" the #Congress, they will go #home. And the #Constitution gives him the power to adjourn Congress when the House and the Senate cannot agree on adjournment.
But what he wants to do is call the Congress back to Washington. That act is the #convening of Congress.
But what he wants to do is call the Congress back to Washington. That act is the #convening of Congress.
#HarryTruman did this, just months in advance of his election victory over #ThomasDewey.
What did Truman do?
He "convened" Congress.
This "convening" calls Congress into session. It is a power that the Constitution also gives to the president:
What did Truman do?
He "convened" Congress.
This "convening" calls Congress into session. It is a power that the Constitution also gives to the president:
US Constitution, Article II, Section 3:
"he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them"
"he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them"
Of course, this power can only be exercised on "#extraordinaryoccasions."
Let me hear your argument why this Coronavirus pandemic does not qualify as an "extraordinary occasion."
Let me hear your argument why this Coronavirus pandemic does not qualify as an "extraordinary occasion."
Otherwise, get @SpeakerPelosi out of her $25,000 freezer; make her put down her $13 pints of gourmet ice cream, and get her ass to work funding the paycheck protection program, funding additional stimulus payments to those who've had their jobs stolen by government edict.
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