Since the Republicans took over the US House in 1994 they've largely rewritten the rules of how it's run. The idea of Congress being run by its committees and their chairmen has become (even more) a thing of the past. But that's not to say that certain chairmen don't make a fuss from time to time. A few weeks ago you had the chairmen of the Armed Services and Judiciary committees holding up the intelligence overhaul bill. Now you have Joe Barton wanting to throw Heather Wilson off the Energy and Commerce Committee over a single vote she cast this year. Has the Republican's 11th commandment become though shalt not challenge White House secrecy?
Posted by armand at December 16, 2004 12:30 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics