1)Vote by proxy scrapped.

Is that Pelosi's fault? When she introduced a bill AND THE REPUBLICANS THERE A GODDAMN SHIT FIT????????????? SHE HAD TO TABLE IT BECAUSE REPUBLICANS STRONGLY OBJECT.


2)Being in recess stops bills from being presented or voted on?

BECAUSE THEY PASSED THE FUCKING BILL YESTERDAY.


So I think I get what's in your mind.

1)Call the House of Representatives back into active session.
2)Have the congress people fly/drive/bike back.
3)They all sit down.
4)They say the pledge of allegiance and salute the flag.

5)They come up with bills that address the issues, call for votes, have the good ones pass and the bad ones not pass and send them to the Senate who takes them as good faith policies, debates the merits of the bills, passes the good ones, rejects the bad ones, and sends it to the president who signs it into law without a signing statement that directly contradicts it.

You haven't bee paying attention - because THE REPUBLICANS WILL NEVER ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN.

Now in the past, say in 1968, in a time of crisis would the parties come together and do good for the country?? Yes.

Hasn't been that was since 1994 when Gingrich took over.

And yes I know things have always been fucked - there's also been graft and pork on BOTH SIDES, but things changed in 1994 - and they ain't going back.

What changed? The Republicans.