Victor Williams: By Nuclear Threat or Weekend Recess
The Senate majority's unified, strategic and forceful stand against ever-increasing minority obstruction holds the potential to be a game-changing event for the 112th Senate.
Victor Williams: Tea Party Ugly: House Blocks Obama Appointments Through 2012
Rick Perry's characterization of possible future Fed actions as "treasonous" money printing is not as shocking as the mainstream GOP's continued celebration of their newest Tea Party candidate.
Victor Williams: Unconstitutional Debt Ceiling: Grandma Bondholder’s Emergency Lawsuit If Obama Does Not Invoke 14th Amendment
The existence of a debt ceiling questions the validity of our Republic's debts; it presupposes that Congress will continue to overdraft. A debt ceiling is unconstitutional and its effect a legal nullity.
Victor Williams: End "Trips and Traps": Recess Appoint Elizabeth Warren as CFPB Director
Senate Republicans have preemptively filibustered the appointment of a founding director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Without a director, the CFPB will not have authority to regulate both bank and nonbank financial operations.
Victor Williams: Lame-Duck Fights: Confirm OMB’s Jack Lew, DOJ’s Jim Cole and 23 Federal Judges
Partisan "leaders" are now chosen, weeks ahead of the Republic's 112th Congress. Now is the time to confirm Executive Branch leaders for the next two...
Victor Williams: Recess Appoint Peter Diamond: Senate Pro Forma Sessions Do Not Limit Obama’s Recess Appointment Authority
Federal Reserve nominee Peter Diamond has been blocked for months by Senate Republicans. The Obama Administration wasted no time repeating the plea for his confirmation...
Victor Williams: Elizabeth Warren, Bill Gross, and the "New Normal" of Federal Appointments
Accepting the new normal for federal appointments, President Obama should boldly use his recess commissioning authority, even while fighting daily for traditional Senate confirmations.
Victor Williams: Vetting Obama’s Judges: The Case for Chris Schroeder
Barack Obama has appointed fewer judges in his first year than any president in modern history. There are over 100 empty federal benches across the...
Victor Williams: “New Gang of 14″ : Applying “Lets Get This Done” to Appointments
For both health care reform and scores of blocked nominees, President Barack Obama now asks for "simple up-or-down votes." Is it a mission impossible to...
Victor Williams: Vacancies Threaten National Security: After Recess, President Obama Demands Senate Action
It sometimes happens during the Valentine's holiday season. A relationship needs shaking up. A dysfunctional pattern must be broken. Sometimes it takes an ultimatum;...
Victor Williams: Recess Appointments: Obama Prepares to Implement “Yes We Can!”
President Obama can and should fill federal vacancies with the stroke of his pen. In this time of crisis, history may judge harshly if he fails to do so.
Victor Williams: DOJ appointments: The Case for Dawn Johnsen’s Confirmation
DOJ Appointments: The Case for Dawn Johnsen's Confirmation Victor Williams and Nicola Sanchez Is Barrack Obama now ready to fight partisan confirmation obstruction against his...
