Does anyone in this generation read?
This is why folks start arguing and both sides are clueless.
Obama broke the law, he got a warning by Supreme Court, 4 of his appointees booted , Obama overstepped power of the presidency and got a mark against him so to speak. If a President does this again he can trigger instant impeachment proceedings. But Obama baked off and took his punishment.
Since Obama tried to use a pro forma loophole to spam 4 appointees at same time illegally he lost all credibility and dishonored the office by attempting to usurp powers he did not have. Therefore Republicans and couple Democrats vowed they would block any appointments as he's "lost the congress" confidence in appointments.
Read my first post. All of it. Or don't comment because I answered you question in "fine detail" including dates and situation and defining pro forma, a method required as house or senate cannot adjourn more than 3 days without the opposite house's consent. The Senate must vote majority for house to adjourn longer than 3 and house must vote majority to allow Senate to adjourn longer than 3. It's in the Constitution, legislative branch can't just break when they want. To get a small break but still meet the law, they use pro forma. But its kinda rare and not abused.
Anyhow read my first post.
Then look up Obama's legal reprimands, where he had to cancel plans and stop an executive decision after being warned if he signed it Supreme Court will erase it and record another illegal act.
He screwed up his reputation so bad in 2014 to send a huge message to Obama the Democrats in House and Senate were fired by the people and both houses immediately became Republican majority.
Last time that happened was Clinton was impeached in the House, but barely made it in Senate so he was censured by house. The US people had already fired Democrats in house placing the Republican in control. After Senate failed to impeach the Senate was swapped by citizens to Republican and the presidency swung back Republican.
It's not a party thing, its a "country moves too far right, people replace it all with left to get us to the middle of roadz if the country veers off to far left, people replace it with the right to steer us back into the road"
It's happened every time since Roosevelt.
But that's why Gerrymandering is bring used as tactic to stop people from doing that.
Anyhow go read my first post explaining why he hadn't earned, and US has swapped the government and governors parties except the president.
They may leave the Republican owned Senate and House as chains on a Democrat President, or they may give permission for Republican to swing us back to middle and dismantle liberal political correctness which had already begun with the Republican majority legislative branch.
They already won 1 huge final appeal in December by stopping online censorship of disturbing threats and sexual threats after the judges ruled and stated government has no authority over our thoughts and imagination no matter how vile.
Biggest win for free speech and big chunk of political correctness fell apart
Thanks to swapping congress.