Damn, Putin is really working those Republicans hard.
Speaker Johnson is even evading a vote (won’t let a bill come to the floor for debate /vote) because it has a good chance of passing.
Pure democracy.
~ How Trump Turned Conservatives Against Helping Ukraine:
GOP’s transformation is on full display at CPAC gathering: ‘The war is the fault of the U.S.’ ~
@dalfen keep in mind that the rules of the House allow for a bill to bypass the Speaker if it has strong support.
We really should push back against the stories about congressional leadership stopping bills when really it's up to the people we elect, the rank and file, who don't push the legislation forward but blame leadership instead.
@volkris To start, they couldn’t try to initiate a discharge petition until after the legislation sits in a committee for 30 days (while the House is in session, and they have been in recess). Speaker Johnson purposely did not bring the Senate’s bill to a vote before they went on recess.
@dalfen timelines can be waived as each chamber sets its own rules, including the rules for timelines, and the rules for changing the rules for timelines.
If enough members wanted the bill, they could get around the speaker with a discharge petition. If enough members didn't like the timeline around a discharge petition, they could get around the speaker with motions to change the timeline.
The only way any of that stands, the only way that the speaker gets his way, is if he has the general backing of the membership.
So, we elected these fools and we get the results of those elections.
@dalfen again, there's a process to nullify all of the other processes, there's a process to skip all of the time limits if the chamber wants.
They police themselves.
@volkris Yes they can do a discharge petition but there are procedures for that, just like there are procedures that require so many votes to change rules.
Everything is a process that takes time. The speaker holds a lot of sway. It’s a coveted job for a reason.