Suppressing the Vote

For John, BLUF:  If Nancy needed her vote it would have happened in a heartbeat.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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I know that Congress is out of town, enjoying a Thanksgiving Day break, and this is old news, with this Roll Call article going back to 18 November, but still, there is the irony of it—Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi suppressing the vote.  "Democrats Fume in Caucus as Duckworth Denied Vote".  And it looks like Roll Call send a woman to cover the story, Ms Emma Dumain.

Yes, adding to the irony is the fact that there is fear amongst the leaders of the Democrat Caucus of a slippery slope.  Rep Tammy Duckworth is 46 years old and pregnant and surprise of surprises, her Doctor has her on a no travel order.  Actually, that is the good news.  I have a daughter in law of about the same age who got sent to bed about half way through her pregnancy.

The leaders of the Democrat Caucus won't give Rep Duckworth a waiver to vote by proxy.  Is it that old slippery slope?  Is this because she is preggers?  Because she is a disabled Vet.  Because she is Asian-American?  Because she wouldn't have voted the way Ms Pelosi would have liked?

Hat tip to the Instapundit.

Regards  —  Cliff