Political Quotes

“We can put the proxy quorum rule on hold. We can suspend it until the courts can make a final ruling on its constitutionality. Once we have that answer, we can then move forward. But to move forward without knowing where we are going on constitutionality is dangerous, damaging, and destructive to every act we take in this body. Madam Speaker, I would implore the Members of this House: Do not vote the party line. Do not say, ``Oh, it is a previous question, it is a throwaway vote.'' Today, the previous question is an important vote on whether we move forward not knowing the way or whether we move forward knowing whether it is constitutional or unconstitutional. I ask you all to vote for our great Republic and this august body. Vote ``no'' on the previous question and put the proxy quorum rule on hold until we have a definitive answer. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to thank the gentleman for reading from Webster's Dictionary to all of us, but I want to read from the Constitution. And let me quote: ``Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings.'' Madam Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from Erwin Chemerinsky, the renowned constitutional expert and dean of Berkeley School of Law, discussing the view that the remote voting process we are considering today would, in fact, be constitutional.…”