Dems warn leaders to resume regular order

[bijou]

A group of more than 50 House Democrats has penned a letter to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) imploring him to “restore this institution” and see that the House returns to a “regular order” process of legislating.

The letter, signed by a large number of the conservative Blue Dog Coalition and the centrist New Democratic Coalition, has not yet been sent. Members are still gathering signatures in an effort to send the strongest signal possible to all top House Democrats that the caucus is up in arms over the top-down method of legislating employed by Democrats since late last year.

Hoyer, and not Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was chosen as the recipient not because he is viewed as the prime enemy, but “because this group has no better friend in this fight” than the majority leader — who is widely respected across the ideological spectrum for his adherence to rules and procedures — an aide said.

“You and Speaker Pelosi have each been quoted repeatedly as noting that the country must be governed from the middle, employing bipartisanship to solve our problems; we proudly and strongly affirm that view,” the members wrote. “One of the most basic but vital tools we have at our disposal to encourage bipartisanship is regular order in the House and Senate.” ...

What a shambles

 

[DumbAss Tanker]

Well, while I certainly don't see eye-to-eye with Stenny, I can see why they picked him, he is an orderly, rational, and a gentleman which sets him entirely apart from the screamer faction represented by San Fran Nan (Who, though it is unstated, is obviously the target here).

[Wretched Excess]

suspending regular order is the congressional version declaring martial law.    

[Chris_]

suspending regular order is the congressional version declaring martial marshall law.    

Fixorated, sir.