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Redstate
Today, House
Conservatives Will Prove They Are the Problem
By Erick Erickson
March 6th, 2013
Yesterday, the White House announced it would stop White House tours in
response to sequestration.
Congressman Louie Gohmert of Texas responded by offering an amendment
to the pending continuing resolution that would prohibit federal
dollars spent to cover the costs of President Obama’s golf games.
Speaker John Boehner and the Republican Leaders ruled that Congressman
Gohmert’s amendment was not relevant to the continuing resolution and
threw it out.
Today, House conservatives will join with their Republican colleagues
to vote on what is called a “closed rule.” This is a vote that will
allow Republican leaders to bring to the floor of the House of
Representatives the continuing resolution without having to deal with
Congressman Gohmert’s amendment.
It will also prevent Republicans from being able to defund Obamacare.
Today, House Republicans will vote on a rule in the House of
Representatives that, once approved, will allow the continuing
resolution to pass while enabling and funding Obamacare.
House Conservatives will make it happen. In fact, House Conservatives
who vote for the rule are voting to fund Obamcare. Passing the rule
then conveniently voting against the actual continuing resolution
cannot be given a pass.
Today, conservative groups must set a new standard — voting for the
rule on the continuing resolution must be scored against.
Scoring on the rule must be the new standard because conservatives in
the House of Representatives are all too often voting for rules to pass
legislation they ultimately oppose when, had they blocked the rule, the
legislation would not pass…
Read the rest of the article at Redstate
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