Opinion by Dan Lipinski: How right-wing Republicans could bolster our democracy
Daniel Lipinski, a Democrat, represented Illinois’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005-2021.Don’t look now, but the House Freedom Caucus is trying to accomplish something that will actually help strengthen our republic.
And they’re absolutely right. It’s a change that’s long overdue, and I hope all members who care about our constitutional order, wherever they are on the political spectrum, will support this.Here’s the issue: Congress — especially the House — largely fails to function as the framers intended.
There is little or no deliberation in the House. Most major legislation that passes is written under the auspices of the speaker, with the content negotiated by a few members, some committee staff, the speaker’s staff and leaders of interest groups aligned with the party. This means that members have very few opportunities to voice the varied views of their constituents in the legislative process.
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