After losing a string of embarrassing votes on the House floor because of procedural maneuvering, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has decided to change the current House Rules to completely shut down the floor to the minority.
The Democratic Leadership is threatening to change the current House Rules regarding the Republican right to the Motion to Recommit or the test of germaneness on the motion to recommit. This would be the first change to the germaneness rule since 1822.
Oh ... based on the thread title, I thought you'd be talking about the Tulsa police union. [;)]
Carry on ...
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Originally posted by iplaw
After losing a string of embarrassing votes on the House floor because of procedural maneuvering, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has decided to change the current House Rules to completely shut down the floor to the minority.
The Democratic Leadership is threatening to change the current House Rules regarding the Republican right to the Motion to Recommit or the test of germaneness on the motion to recommit. This would be the first change to the germaneness rule since 1822.
This should help lower public approval of Congress a few more points.
Remember how the Democrats complained (rightly so) that they were being shut out of debate? Then when they took power they promised they wouldn't do the same thing and would be opened to the minority boss in the spirit of democracy?
There were murmurs nearly right off that it wasn't happening. Now I guess even the notion is dispelled.
Google Search of "Pelosi and Minority Rights":
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=Pelosi+promises+minority+rights&spell=1
She talked a big talk.
And now we have this development regading ABSCAM Murtha. I sure am glad the culture of corruption is gone in Washington
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1835508/posts