“. . . Hill staffers attended the first of four staggering meetings on how to write a new clause into legislation that explains why, exactly, the legislation is constitutional. This was a big Tea Party demand that Republicans ran on and they’re not welching.”
Is there any doubt that this new provision is the result of our specially selected, recently rejected congressman’s unfortunate and inconvenient (for him) truth-telling?
The legacy of Congressman Phil Hare:
1. “I don’t really worry about the Constitution on this to be honest”.
Which resulted in:
2. Rule XII, clause 7, paragraph (c) of the Rules of the House of Representatives.