Staff Reports
Alright, gather ’round, folks! It’s time for a real juicy story straight out of the Lone Star State about how a federal judge from Lubbock, Texas laid down the law on Congress and President Biden for bending the rules so far they snapped like a twig.
Dear U.S. House: That $1.7T Omnibus Spending Bill You Passed in 2022? Unconstitutionalhttps://t.co/AtwbnuJmFX
— RedState (@RedState) February 28, 2024
So, picture this: Congress, in its infinite wisdom, decided it was perfectly fine to let members of the House cast their votes by proxy instead of actually showing up in person. Well, well, well, hold your horses, said the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a proud Republican. He wasn’t about to let that slide, no sir!
Now, fast forward to the courtroom drama. U.S. District Judge Wesley Hendrix steps in and declares that the whole shebang, the $1.7 trillion government funding bill, was passed unconstitutionally because those lawmakers were playing hooky and voting from afar. Talk about a constitutional faux pas!
And what’s all the fuss about, you ask? Well, one beef Texas had was about a provision in that bill that beefed up legal protections for pregnant workers. Now, don’t get it twisted – protecting pregnant workers is noble, but not when it’s done on shaky constitutional grounds, according to the good ol’ Judge Hendrix.
Texas put up a good fight, arguing that this whole proxy voting thing was a no-go zone and that the rule of law had been chucked out the window faster than you can say “Yeehaw!” In a statement after the ruling, Ken Paxton didn’t hold back, calling out former Speaker Pelosi and President Biden for their constitutional monkey business.
And in a twist of events that could rival a soap opera cliffhanger, the Texas Public Policy Foundation chimed in, backing up the judge’s ruling that proxy voting is a big ol’ no-no in the eyes of the Constitution. Cue the mic drop moment!
Now, what’s next in this political rollercoaster ride, you ask? Will the federal government appeal? Will Congress rethink their proxy voting game plan? Stay tuned, dear readers, ’cause this Texas-sized showdown ain’t over ’til the fat lady sings – or until the appeal courts weigh in, that is!
