3818 Does anyone else find it odd/coincidental that Nancy Pelosi said they’d use “every arrow in their quiver” to stop the approval of ACB, and now all these Republicans have COVID seemingly out of the blue? Just saying.... posted 195 days ago by pharmacyman848 195 days ago by pharmacyman848 +3818 / -0 Oh and now the Dems say that’s reason enough to delay the hearing. IF I was a conspiracy theorist, this one might be fun to explore. 239 comments share 239 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (239) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 78 ▼ – Noeasyway2Bfree 78 points 195 days ago +78 / -0 Dems shoved proxy votes down the GOPs throat over coronavirus. Let it come back to bite them for supreme court vote. No hearings necessary- straight to vote. permalink save report block reply ▲ 14 ▼ – still-at-work 14 points 195 days ago +15 / -1 Thats a trap, proxy votes are unconstitutional permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 4 ▼ – deleted 4 points 195 days ago +4 / -0 ▲ 3 ▼ – narvster 3 points 195 days ago +3 / -0 The definition of Proxy very much applied 200 years ago, nowadays we very rarely need proxies from something like a vote. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – still-at-work 2 points 194 days ago +2 / -0 As far as the constitution its the same. As both effectively "move" the location of quorum which requires both houses to agree. permalink parent save report block reply
Dems shoved proxy votes down the GOPs throat over coronavirus. Let it come back to bite them for supreme court vote. No hearings necessary- straight to vote.
Thats a trap, proxy votes are unconstitutional
The definition of Proxy very much applied 200 years ago, nowadays we very rarely need proxies from something like a vote.
As far as the constitution its the same. As both effectively "move" the location of quorum which requires both houses to agree.