Texas Scorecard by Michael Quinn Sullivan January 7, 2023
Thanks to 20 congressmen forcing changes to the House Rules, major reforms are now possible.A historic vote late Friday finally secured the speakership of the U.S. House for a California Republican, but the path getting there could reshape congressional action for years to come. Two dozen reform-minded conservatives forced major concessions that will shift the balance of power away from the D.C. establishment for the first time in decades.
It was not supposed to happen. The election of U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as the nation’s 55th speaker of the House was preordained by the insider fundraising machine that dominates every aspect of D.C. culture. It is a culture that has put protection of the 435 denizens of the chamber—and especially the demigods in the parties’ leadership—ahead of the good of the nation.
Recent reporting on the obscene profits made as part of the—legal—insider trading common among lawmakers has only re-enforced the need for systemic reform within Congress itself if there is to be any hope of restoring constitutional principles to the government at large.
It became clear to 20 reform-focused members of the U.S. House that the only way to shake the grip of the cronies’ control of Congress was to shake up the operations. Among these members were three Texans: U.S. Reps. Chip Roy and Michael Cloud, and U.S. Rep.-elect Keith Self.
“I came to Washington with the understanding that Congress was broken and in desperate need of restoration,” explained Cloud of his actions. “For several months, we have had good faith negotiations with Republican leadership and members to make the generational change needed in Congress to restore the ability of members to represent the People and put our nation on the path toward fiscal responsibility.”
They were not trying to change who would be the speaker; they were trying to change the rules governing the chamber. The goal was not to force the passage of legislation, but to give fair hearings to the policy proposals that have long been supported by citizens … and ignored by the “uniparty” of the Washington beltway.
The swamp does not readily allow itself to be drained.
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