Not surprised - everyone is focused on the eye-bleed spending in the 1,300 page bill. Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs looks at another aspect - from The Daily Caller:
Nancy Pelosi’s Coronavirus Bill Has Allowed Her To Seize More Power
Say goodbye to representative government. Nancy Pelosi distracted the entire country from her efforts to emasculate the House of Representatives by introducing legislation that devastates our economy by taking on more than $3 trillion in national debt.
Speaker Pelosi proffered a rule change that further arrogates power to her at the same time the House was considering the bankruptcy-inducing HEROES Act.
While the media and many members have focused on the shiny object of incalculable spending, Democrats approved a rule change that prevents members from debating or even asking questions about any legislation. All the power in the United House of Representatives now rests totally in the Speaker.
Additionally, Pelosi is moving the representation goalpost by allowing each member to cast votes for up to ten other members who don’t bother to show up. So instead of a majority of 218 members to constitute a quorum and 218 votes to prevail, only 22 members with proxies are necessary to show up. It will be up to non-elected employees of the House — the Sergeant at Arms and House Physician — to determine whether U.S. representatives come to work.
America just got a Mad Queen. She needs to be removed from office.
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