James Gleick on Nostr: The NY Times seems to think that the way Republicans have been running the House of ...
The NY Times seems to think that the way Republicans have been running the House of Representatives is normal. It’s not normal.
Republicans invented the “Hastert Rule,” preventing the House from passing bills that have the support of a bipartisan majority. It’s an insult to the Constitution. It puts the crazy far right in control.
All they have to do is return to a semblance of regular order, and they could get Democratic support for a moderate Speaker.
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