Say WHAT, Nancy?!?

You know, I’ve had enough. I have tried to be understanding, assumed I’ve been overreacting, and that this new incoming administration will not be as bad as I’d imagined.

It won’t–it’ll be far worse.

Take a look at how Nancy Pelosi wants to change House procedures according to this article, Pelosi Erases Gingrich’s Long-Standing Fairness Rules, by Connie Hair at humanevents.com (emphases mine):

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to re-write House rules today to ensure that the Republican minority is unable to have any influence on legislation. Pelosi’s proposals are so draconian, and will so polarize the Capitol, that any thought President-elect Obama has of bipartisan cooperation will be rendered impossible before he even takes office.

Pelosi’s rule changes — which may be voted on today — will reverse the fairness rules that were written around Newt Gingrich’s “Contract with America”.

Huh? “…unable to have any influence on legislation”? Isn’t that what each of those Representatives was elected for? To have influence? Well, wait a minute, exactly *what* does she want to change, here?

…the way the House did business included opening committee meetings to the public and media, making Congress actually subject to federal law, term limits for committee chairmen ending decades-long committee fiefdoms, truth in budgeting, elimination of the committee proxy vote, authorization of a House audit, specific requirements for blanket rules waivers, and guarantees to the then-Democrat minority party to offer amendments to pieces of legislation

Let’s take these one by one. So Pelosi wants to CHANGE:

1) “opening committee meetings to the public and media”–to hide WHAT?

2) “making Congress actually subject to federal law”–so they WON’T be subject to federal law, now? Who gets that privilege? And why do they want that privilege?

3) “term limits for committee chairmen ending decades-long committee fiefdoms”–so there will be NO term limits for these chairpersons now?

4) “truth in budgeting”–to be replaced by what, LYING in budgeting?

5) “elimination of the committee proxy vote”–so now they WILL be able to vote by proxy. (No need to actually show up for that exhausting job!)

6) “authorization of a House audit”–NO House audit will be authorized. (Whatever! Whatever! They’ll do what they want! Yes. We are in for Congressional Cartmans.)

7) “specific requirements for blanket rules waivers”–hmm, don’t know what this is, but my guess is less rules for the House = probably not good, especially when combined with point #2.

8 ) “guarantees to the…minority party to offer amendments to pieces of legislation”–so now, offers to the minority party (the Republicans) to make amendments only on what they choose to offer up? That’s more than just partisanship. That’s House dictatorship.

Folks, I think we are in real trouble, here. It’s not funny anymore. It’s not hopey, changey, or feel-good nicey-nice. These people are playing major ball, and we are going to loose the game. I’ve been pilloried and ridiculed for sounding the alarm on everything from Obama’s– historical– Socialist and Marxist connections to Democrats’ proposal to confiscate citizens’ 401Ks. It is time for you Obots to face what’s happening directly in front of you. Is this really what you planned for America?!?

In terms of the House, your Comrade Nancy Pelosi is locking down power and asphyxiating dissent. Connie Hair sums it up best:

Pelosi’s proposed repeal of decades-long House accountability reforms exposes a tyrannical Democrat leadership poised to assemble legislation in secret, then goose-step it through Congress by the elimination of debate and amendment procedures as part of America’s governing legislative process.

She has the majority–why would she do this? And if she considers the possibility of becoming the minority again, she certainly would not want her new rules to be applicable. Obviously she’s not at all worried about ever becoming the minority again.

It is chilling.

She is not working for the people: for you and me. She is not interested in assembling viewpoints and creating compromises. This is not bi-partisanship. She is working for one idea, one vision only, one shared with Reid and Obama. Something just about like this.

Please stop hoping and start paying attention.

UPDATE: There is a story on politico.com by Patrick O’Conner which tells in more detail the exact changes Pelosi’s rewrite is set to instigate. It is clear Pelosi’s changes are specifically designed to stifle dissent and de-necessitate compromise. Jaw dropping and alarm worthy. I hope to find more reports on these new House rules and will try to keep you updated.

UPDATE: As of 1-7-09 the exact rule changes enacted are available via the Library of Congress system aka “THOMAS”.  Go to http://thomas.loc.gov   There are several ways you can access this information but here is the one I preferred for its format:  look at the left column and click where is says “Congressional Record”, type in ‘house rules changes’ in the subject bar and at the bottom, enter from 01/06/09 to 01/06/09.  Hit “Search”.  The first thing on the list that comes up–click on it.  See pages H10 plus.  Whew! Have fun!

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