Mr. Speaker. it is with considerable reluctance that I rise in opposition to the rule this morning. simply because it is another closed rule that is being brought up to consider a Judiciary Committee bill. If it is not bankruptcy extensions or bankruptcy substantive legislation. or the equal rights amendment or immigration legislation or what have you. it seems that the Judiciary Committee is scared to bring bills up with an open rule so that amendments can be offered and debated and voted on by the House of Representatives. Part of the legislative process in a deliberative body is to allow the House to work its will on amendments. And again. the Judiciary Committee wants to shortcircuit the amending procedure so that we have to consider this bill as presented either up or down without so much as changing a jot or a tittle.
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