1] The 144 Republicans who opposed re-opening the government need to be "removed" from office whether by charges of sedition, recall vote, or the standard election process
2] The so-called Hastert Rule, needs to go. It is a bully rule, a "majority of the majority" dictate. Although I give Boehner credit as he has bypassed the Hastert Rule 4 times. My contempt to this "rule" is that it leads to a breakdown of the legislative process under the false assumption that it is something official when in fact it is an artificial concept.
Not a single House Democrat voted against the plan to reopen the government and extend the debt ceiling, a stark contrast to the 144 Republicans who opposed the bill despite urging from their leadership.
A full 62 percent of House Republicans voted against the deal — a clear violation of the so-called “Hastert rule,” which mandates a majority of the Republican Conference support any bill that hits the floor.
But House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) delivered 198 Democrats to back the bill, joining 87 Republicans.
62 percent of House Republicans oppose deal - Ginger Gibson - POLITICO.com
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