{"id":25444,"date":"2015-04-24T19:56:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T23:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=25444"},"modified":"2015-04-24T19:56:16","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T23:56:16","slug":"dashing-to-protect-transparency-in-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=25444","title":{"rendered":"Dashing To Protect Transparency In Government"},"content":{"rendered":"

Generally speaking, Congress is totally out of control. It doesn’t seem to matter whether the Democrats<\/a> or Republicans are in charge, Congress is out of control.<\/p>\n

Yesterday mrctv<\/a> posted an article explaining how some unpopular bills are getting through the Republican-controlled House of Representatives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The article explains:<\/p>\n

Most Congressional bills are passed in a nearly empty chamber, and Massie (Congressman Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-Ky.)) explained to the Young Americans for Liberty<\/a> at the University of Cincinnati<\/a>,\u00a0members of Congress<\/a> like to use voice votes to pass unpopular bills.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s two reasons Congress loves the voice vote<\/a>: the first is that because there\u2019s no record of who voted, they can\u2019t be held accountable when the bill passes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The second reason is that Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio<\/a>) has sole discretion to decide if there is a \u201cquorum\u201d (218 congressmen) present in the room sufficient to take a voice vote. Massie says frequently there\u2019s only ten congressmen present. All Boehner has to do is squint and say that there\u2019s a quorum present and he may hold a voice vote.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As long as no one requests a recorded vote<\/a>, Boehner is free to do this.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congressman Massie explains that the distance\u00a0between his office and the House of Representatives floor is about 500 yards. When Speaker of the House Boehner begins a voice vote, Congressman Massie dashes down the hall and demands a recorded vote. A recorded vote requires an actual quorum. Congressman Massie’s actions have stopped some bills in their tracks. I wish we had more Congressmen willing to stand up for the American people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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