Because Obama will do a recess appointment. And if congress tries to stay in session, he will wait until the end of the session, in Jan and will have 17 days before the next president is sworn in. Three of his were already found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, but do you think that the new Supreme Court is going to rule against itself? So yes, it will be illegal. And, yes it will get over.

I guess I couldn't get past the commie thing!

I hadn't heard this one but it might work!

A recess appointment would be a quick way but Pres. Obama knows that make the do-nothing obstructionist Republicans even worse. The President will submit his appointee to the Senate and let the American public see once again how it is the Republicans holding up progress. In an election year, this is a very savvy move for the President - and will be used by the Democrats.

Found dead, alone in his hotel room with a pillow over his head, no security detail and no autopsy. I am not a conspiracy nut but doesn't this seem fishy ? The most Conservative Justice on the Supreme Court. A little too convenient for this POS POTUS. (Use your own imagination on POS abbreviation)

You are wrong. A lifetime Supreme Court appointment should be appointed after this election. Let the people speak.

Sure, Obama will submit his appointee to congress, they will delay or turn it down, and then he will make a recess appointment. That is his MO and he does not care what the public thinks, because he always knows better what is good for us. The tyrant's ego supersedes what is right for the country.

I think they should have an investigation into this suspicious death. Maybe they should use the SAME investigators that are investigating Hillary. I wonder how many years it would take for them to come to a conclusion. The president will have to delay his appointment until there is a satisfactory resolution to this mystery......perhaps Jan 21st?

You do have a peculiar imagination. The family refused am autopsy, I guess they are part of the conspiracy. Typical repub trash, do a little research before you make a fool of yourself.

I wish he could make a recess appointment. But unfortunately, the law requires Senate confirmation. And we know the Senate will not confirm anyone he nominates, no matter how good a candidate he or she is. Their modus operandi is
to block everything Obama does, whether or not it is good for the country. An interesting outcome of this expected prolonged confirmation process, is that the cases on the docket for the Supreme Court will be subject to 4-4 ties. That means an Obama victory for the cases involving unions, The Affordable Health Care Act and contraceptives, and electoral districts.

If not now, then when Bernie or Hillary become President! You may as well get it over with. If the Republicans drag their feet there won't be a Repub left in D.C. to worry about next election!!

Please name one thing good Obama has done for the country.

Actually they already did....5 million of them.

Obama is the current President and will be for nearly a year. Reagan did it!!!

IF this had happened during Crapweasel's last year in office, do you think the Republicans would be urging him to make a recess appointment or wait until the next Presidential election?

I don't know who Crapweasel is, but if you are referring to Bush's last year, do you really think that the congress that was Democrat majority for his last two years would vote to confirm? Get a life.