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Roger Simon reporting in the Epoch Times lists the major achievements achieved by the holdouts on McCarthy’s Speakership
Roger Simon reporting in the Epoch Times lists the major achievements achieved by the holdouts on McCarthy’s Speakership
1. As has been reported, it will only take a single congressperson, acting in what is known as a Jeffersonian Motion, to move to remove the Speaker if he or she goes back on their word or policy agenda.
2. A “Church” style committee will be convened to look into the weaponization of the FBI and other government organizations (presumably the CIA, the subject of the original Church Committee) against the American people.
3. Term limits will be put up for a vote.
4. Bills presented to Congress will be single subject, not omnibus with all the attendant earmarks, and there will be a 72-hour minimum period to read them.
5. The Texas Border Plan will be put before Congress. From The Hill: “The four-pronged plan aims to ‘Complete Physical Border Infrastructure,’ ‘Fix Border Enforcement Policies,’ ‘Enforce our Laws in the Interior’ and ‘Target Cartels & Criminal Organizations.’”
6. COVID mandates will be ended as will all funding for them, including so-called “emergency funding.”
7. Budget bills would stop the endless increases in the debt ceiling and hold the Senate accountable for the same.
if Roger Simon’s information is correct, and these reforms can be enforced, the 20 members of the House have achieved history book significance. My view of the situation might have underestimated the 20 Republicans and what they could achieve. For now this is a bright spot.