Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is affirming his agreement with President-elect Donald Trump that all options must be on the table to get cabinet nominees into their roles.
Which means exercising the use of recess appointments to fill vacancies.
Recess appointments allow a president to bypass the Senate’s constitutional role in the confirmation process. The Senate plays a valuable role in vetting presidential appointees to ensure they are qualified and align with the public interest.
However, the resistance party should immediately upon the new administration be placed in a virtual timeout based on their past behavior. Thune seems to recognize this, saying he will not allow Democrats to use the typical confirmation process to obstruct the soon-to-be president or the will of the people.
Nor should he. Had this past election gone in the…
