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Showing Original Post only (View all)Eric Cantor Given Total Control Of House In LATE NIGHT RULE CHANGE By GOP [View all]
Uncovered by Maryland Representative Chris Van Hollen
Late in the evening on September 30, 2013, the House Rules Committee Republicans changed the Rules of the House so that the ONLY Member allowed to call up the Senate's clean CR for a vote was Majority Leader Eric Cantor or his designee -- all but guaranteeing the government would shut down a few hours later and would stay shut down. Previously, any Member would have had the right to bring the CR up for a vote. Democracy has been suspended in the House of Representatives.
In the dead of night before the shutdown, the Republicans forced through a rule change, one which effectively handed over control of the government over to one man, Eric Cantor. You see, under the rules of the house, the members of the house had the ability to put the Senate resolution to a vote in the house. Here is the rule, as written:
When the stage of disagreement has been reached on a bill or resolution with House or Senate amendments, a motion to dispose of any amendment shall be privileged.
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/HMAN-112/pdf/HMAN-112.pdf
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/HMAN-112/pdf/HMAN-112.pdf
New Rules, New Leader In Congress.
However, the rule change pushed through in the dead of night without any oversight or debate instead put the authority to proceed into the hands of the majority leader in the house, Eric Cantor. This is the same Eric Cantor who is known for having gutted anti-corruption and bribery legislation. And now, he runs the show. Even House Speaker John Boehner can not bring it up to a vote. This rule change was uncovered by Maryland Representative Chris Van Hollen, who brought it to the House Floor late last week.
Supreme Overlord Eric Cantor, Emperor Eric Cantor, Or Just King Cantor?
Majority Leader Eric Cantor has usurped the rules and has placed himself as the dictator of Congress. Like a feudal lord, he lords over the house, and without the House, the Senate cannot pass the laws needed to run this country. Our new Nero playing his fiddle, King Eric Cantor is sitting back while the world burns. Eric Cantor has already made it clear that he disregards the US Senate entirely, and that the President should re-open government facilities he dictates, without paying for them of course. This comes after he already decided on stealing food out of poor peoples mouths. Hard work with having over 200 days of vacation a year.
Forget Democracy, This Is Eric Cantors Dictatorship Now!
He is making sure that his decision to destroy the United States is not overturned this time around. That way he can ensure that taxes go up on all but the top-1%, making sure that the poorest among us are paying for Mitt Romneys new Ferrari. As the debt ceiling fast approaches, we must beg the president, take the power out of the petty dictators hands before it is too late. The new rule change gives one man too much power in government. Just remember these words of wisdom, more true now than they ever were before.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/10/13/eric-cantor-rule-change/
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Eric Cantor Given Total Control Of House In LATE NIGHT RULE CHANGE By GOP [View all]
Segami
Oct 2013
OP
So far just Think Progress and Huffpo covered it (in addition to Addictinginfo)
progressoid
Oct 2013
#117
Actually, I suspect this is the opposite. Boehner is too happy to be able to put the blame on Cantor
Mass
Oct 2013
#10
I am sure he has set himself up to profit from it as well, just like last time
corkhead
Oct 2013
#17
That is a illegal move.... every Republican who got involved in this shutdown should be
Buddha_of_Wisdom
Oct 2013
#13
Fine, but they still broke the law. The House Republicans are still engaging in RICO activities...
Buddha_of_Wisdom
Oct 2013
#87
Did it occur to you that only one man controls the government right now
Buddha_of_Wisdom
Oct 2013
#123
This is way bigger than defunding the ACA. We are witnessing a criminal coup right before our eyes
corkhead
Oct 2013
#15
I understand that you have to correct something that is wrong, but it seems like you are always on
Th1onein
Oct 2013
#96
can house rules be changed in the middle of the session - all this talk about the Senate changing
Justice
Oct 2013
#21
Former Democratic staffer. But I've worked with folks on both sides of the aisle.
onenote
Oct 2013
#116
hanging with the GOP in the hours leading up to the government shut down must have
arely staircase
Oct 2013
#27
Which is why Holder needs to be told that these two gentlemen and the House Rules Committee
Buddha_of_Wisdom
Oct 2013
#32
If one reads the bible enough, one would find LOTS of behavior parallels with Satan and Republicans
AZ Progressive
Oct 2013
#61
The Rules Change from what I see only applies to the Continuing Resolution
AZ Progressive
Oct 2013
#60
The Senate can make its own rule changes, too, GOP...like on the filibuster, for instance
alcibiades_mystery
Oct 2013
#62
And where is Boehner on this? That knifed him in the back, effectively putting Cantor in charge.
BlueStreak
Oct 2013
#67
The headline is the wrong way to frame this. Should be "rules changed to deny Democrats ....
Scuba
Oct 2013
#70
I wonder if Cantor has thought about what happens when him as a jewish individual is no longer of
Arcanetrance
Oct 2013
#110