Pelosi blasts House Republicans over lawsuit to halt proxy voting: 'Sad stunt'

[Judi Lynn]

Source: The Hill


BY JESSE BYRNES - 05/26/20 11:55 PM EDT

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) late Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from House Republicans seeking to block the chamber from holding proxy voting, in which members vote for colleagues remotely on the House floor.

Pelosi issued a statement calling the lawsuit a "sad stunt" aimed at distracting from new efforts for an additional relief bill amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“The House made its will clear two weeks ago when it voted to implement remote voting by proxy and other necessary measures to ensure that Congress can continue to protect lives and livelihoods," Pelosi said in a statement.

"The House’s position that remote voting by proxy during a pandemic is fully consistent with the Constitution is supported by expert legal analyses. Further, the Supreme Court made clear over a century ago that the Constitution empowers each chamber of Congress to set its own procedural rules," she added.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/499662-pelosi-blasts-house-republicans-over-lawsuit-to-halt-proxy-voting-sad-stunt

[bottomofthehill]

1. And as usual, The Speaker is correct!

And she is Speaker because some of our more moderate members won in challenging districts. Remember, she who has the majority makes the rules.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Thank God for Nancy Pelosi....she is not afraid of the what? in the WH.

Putin's paying for a 1 way cruise in November of 2020....Republicans will get a big discount.

[Cha]

2. KR!

[niyad]

4. Thank Goddess for Speaker Pelosi.

[zipplewrath]

5. She couldn't be more correct.

The Constitution clearly states that each chamber can create their own rules. Even the SC will side with this in as much they get to make their own rules too.

[lagomorph777]

8. SCROTUS isn't even allowed to weigh in on this.

As you point out, the Constitution is unambiguous on that point.

[Ford_Prefect]

6. The Republican strategy is to disable and disassemble government where it does not

directly profit their president, his family mafia, their patrons and paymasters.

It is also to shame Democrats and citizens who object to this, and who expect our government to serve the voters, taxpayers, their children, and by the way the rest of humanity with justice for all and favor towards none.

[OneCrazyDiamond]

7. This plan is kinda like ghost voting in Texas.

Except they have to put their votes in writing beforehand, and they can only proxy vote for 10 of their colleagues.

I found this document enlightening on the challenges and options for safe voting.

https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/StaffReport_VotingOptions.pdf

It looks like they will need to do a provisional quorum, as having a quorum is defined as majority members are present.