Kim Perales on Nostr: "Speaker Johnson is 100% incorrect (receipts below) -he HIMSELF voted by proxy ...
"Speaker Johnson is 100% incorrect (receipts below) -he HIMSELF voted by proxy -nearly 40X."
-Rep McGovern
"A no go: Johnson says the Const. doesn’t permit proxy voting.
“I’ve filed a brief with the SC asserting that proxy vote is unconst. That's been my belief as a const. law litigator, & I don't see any way around that. It's unfortunate. I've great sympathy, empathy for all of our young women legislators who're of birthing a-."
-S Kapur
#USPol https://www.newsweek.com/proxy-voting-can-make-119th-congress-most-modern-pro-family-recent-history-opinion-2014266 https://sarajacobs.house.gov/news/press-releases/reps-jacobs-pettersen-luna-lawler-introduce-bipartisan-resolution-to-allow-proxy-voting-for-new-parents
-Rep McGovern
"A no go: Johnson says the Const. doesn’t permit proxy voting.
“I’ve filed a brief with the SC asserting that proxy vote is unconst. That's been my belief as a const. law litigator, & I don't see any way around that. It's unfortunate. I've great sympathy, empathy for all of our young women legislators who're of birthing a-."
-S Kapur
#USPol https://www.newsweek.com/proxy-voting-can-make-119th-congress-most-modern-pro-family-recent-history-opinion-2014266 https://sarajacobs.house.gov/news/press-releases/reps-jacobs-pettersen-luna-lawler-introduce-bipartisan-resolution-to-allow-proxy-voting-for-new-parents