Well, I would much rather have 70 percent open rules than 70 percent closed rules. I have always said that. I agree with the gentleman that Members, all Members, have been sent here to be able to participate in the debate on the legislation, offer amendments, and have their ideas expressed also.
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Now the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Linder] goes on and says that the Lewis resolution reflected an ongoing and desperate action with a small band of Democrats who refused the ethics process by filing one baseless claim after another. Now…
We have just been through a little charade here in the House. The last two votes on motions to table were purely what I call a charade as part of the total coverup that is going on in the ethics investigation of our Speaker. You know…
Now if this was purely a technical little provision that really did not harm anybody or do anything, they would not have that problem; would they?
It is the effect of the resolution, is to give the Speaker the power of martial law.
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