Between the Speakers office and the Rules Committee. it is possible to run virtually everything. So what happens? The chairman of the Judiciary Committee. who has ignored the will of the American people: He has blocked the will of the people on a balanced budget amendment. he has blocked the will of the people on the voluntary prayer school amendment. he has blocked the will of the American people on immigration for months. he has blocked the will of the people on the Criminal Code reform. he turns like a ballerina and he hands out a brand new bill cleverly written by his staff. that was clearly written with the input of big labor. and they say to the Speakers handpicked Rules Committee: "Why dont you pass this." With the Speakers approval. the Rules Committee agrees to put it out. So. in effect. tomorrow we will see the spectacle of the Members of the House of Representatives being asked to vote on overturning a Supreme Court decision without a single hearing. without a single witness. without any kind of opportunity for opponents and critics to look at it. under a rule which will. in effect. hide the bill so that it will pass or not pass based on a general vote on an entire. large omnibus package. Is that any way to govern?
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