Obama Could Attempt Hail Mary to Put Garland on Supreme Court
By Jeffrey Rodack / NEWSMAX

President Obama could try to sneak Merrick Garland
onto the Supreme Court on Tuesday in a high stakes legal gamble that
many say isn't worth the fight,
The Washington Times reports.
There will be a 5-minute window open just before noon when the Senate
gavels the 114th Congress out of session and the time the 115 Congress
begins, according to the Times. During those 5 minutes, Obama could test
his presidential authority and put his Garland, his nominee, on the
high court.
The Times notes it would be a legal gamble since the Supreme Court
overturned some of Obama's 2012 recess appointments, saying the Senate
was actually in session and the president could not use his recess
powers.
But the court ruled there was a difference between appointments made
during an annual yearlong session of Congress, known as "intrasession,"
and picks made at the end of the year known as "intersession."
Even as some activists are urging Obama to go through with it, experts warn it is not worth the risk.