House unravels with rise of 'Les Enfants Terrible'
By Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor — 07/17/19 11:00 AM EDT
On Tuesday at 5 p.m., the United States officially embraced the rule of "Les Enfants Terribles." Chaos broke out in the House of Representatives over a non-binding resolution denouncing President Trump as a racist. In an intentional violation of House rules, Speaker Nancy Pelosi made personal attacks against the president rather than craft a resolution denouncing his Twitter attack on four freshman members of Congress.
What followed was a demand to strike the House rules and an unprecedented overruling of the House parliamentarian by Democrats—an act that shattered longstanding principles.
In one week both parties have confirmed that they will forego any semblance of actual governance in favor of made-for-television temper tantrums.
This showdown on the House floor began with President Trump’s disgraceful series of tweets attacking the four freshman congresswomen, telling them to “go back†to the countries they “originally came from,†adding that they “can’t leave fast enough.†Like many observers, I condemned those tweets as shameful for the country and the presidency.
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