Lewistown Sentinel
Hundreds of rulings handed down by the National Labor Relations Board since January 2012 are, in effect, null and void. That is because three of the five NLRB board members were appointed illegally by President Barack Obama.
By Joe Davidson, The Washington Post
Federal employee unions generally are supportive of President Obama — except, of course, when he does things like freezing their basic pay rates for three years. On many policy issues, there’s not a lot of space between Obama, Democrats and the labor organizations.
theintelligencer.net
Hundreds of rulings handed down by the National Labor Relations Board since January 2012 are, in effect, null and void. That is because three of the five NLRB board members were appointed illegally by President Barack Obama.
Office of Senator Tom Coburn
In a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, Dr. Coburn and Sen. Portman ask the department to clarify its procedures, practices, and policies for employees who are paid taxpayer-funded government salaries to perform work not related to government duties. In this practice, known as “official time”, government employees perform union duties instead of official government work, and in the VA’s case, these employees could hinder efforts to secure the well-being of our nation’s veterans.
By Jack Gillum, myway.com
Some of President Barack Obama’s political appointees, including the Cabinet secretary for the Health and Human Services Department, are using secret government email accounts they say are necessary to prevent their inboxes from being overwhelmed with unwanted messages, according to a review by The Associated Press.
By James Rosen, The Kansas City Star
The Supreme Court is expected to take up a groundbreaking separation-of-powers case later this month that features a constitutional clash between the president’s right to make recess appointments and the Senate’s authority to confirm high-level picks.
By Sean Higgins, The Washington Examiner
President Obama made the nomination for a four-year term Thursday night. Solomon has been serving as the National Labor Relations Board’s acting general counsel since June 2010, following a long career as attorney for previous boardmembers. Solomon has never been formally approved as general counsel by the Senate.
By LaborUnionReport, RedState.com
Now that Barack Obama’s union appointees at National Labor Relations Board have been found to be unconstitutionally appointed by two Circuit Courts of Appeal, union bosses are apoplectic at the possibility that the NLRB will be effectively shut down in August when union attorney Mark Pearce’s term as Chairman of the NLRB expires.
By Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest
As the latest round of scandals swirls around the White House, there is the usual empty chatter from various spokesmen about the President’s intention to “pivot toward the economy” (again!) and to prioritize unemployment.
By Peter Morici, MoneyNews.com
In the IRS targeting scandal and others, Washington and the media are obsessed with the question: What did the president know and when did he know it? That misses the point — Mr. Obama’s presidency is much more damaging to the nation than the mistakes of subordinates now coming to light.