Regular Order

 

The brouhaha over the Kevin McCarthy election to speaker has made it clear that the House under Nancy Pelosi did nothing …. not responsible budgeting, not responding to changing national challenges, not even investigating anything other than Donald Trump bugbears. Effectively the only thing done was what Nancy Pelosi wanted. 

Basically the Democrat House members should be made to forfeit their salaries for the last two years.

To prove my point, here is a list of concessions McCarthy had to agree to in writing in order to be elected:

1. Only one House member needed to file a motion to “vacate the chair”

2. Freedom Caucus members having a few seats on the House Rules Committee that will allow those members to leverage certain criteria behind voting for bills.

3. Voting on a bill setting term limits for members of Congress

4. Individual votes on each of the 12 appropriations bills and excluding earmarks from such bills

5. A vote on legislation surrounding border security

6. 72-hour notice from release of legislation before voting on it

7. A vote on a balanced budget amendment

Reversing Pelosi’s autocracy! Pilgrim, this McCarthy dust-up was a victory for regular order in the House. Thank you, Reps. Laura Boebert and Matt Gaetz! (A week ago I didn’t know who Boebert was!)

Afterward: For more on this, see: Victory Girls Blog.

STAND UP FOR REGULAR ORDER!