But President Obama tried to do exactly that in January, 2012, trying to bypass the constitutional requirement for Senate confirmation of principal U.S. officers.

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Although she used to sit on a judicial watchdog body, she denounced it for ignoring a constitutional requirement that all judges be subjected to reassessment in 2010.

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But they say because it originated in the Senate, it violates a constitutional requirement that revenue bills first pass the House, and therefore it couldn't become law in its current form.

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