After House Speaker John Boehner was narrowly reelected Speaker today, his spokesman promised that there would be no more end-runs around the constitutional process for making laws; even those that seek so-called “grand bargains” behind closed doors with the President of the United States.
Instead, said the spokesman of Boehner, “he is recommitting himself and the House to what we’ve done, which is working through regular order and letting the House work its will.”
This is welcome news. Conservatives have long argued that many of the Obama Administration’s signature achievements – such as Obamacare’s abuse of the budget reconciliation process, failure to defend the border or the Defense of Marriage Act, and backdoor amnesty through deferred action, among others – have violated the rule of law.
But those criticisms ring hollow when Republicans in Congress go outside the legislative process to negotiate in secret. It’s even worse when what’s produced would never be passed if it had been floated during the normal hearing and debate process.
Honoring the rule of law should be a natural and fundamental principle for the Republican Party. Those wanting a conservative comeback should keep Speaker Boehner to his word.
H/T: Fox News
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