ROOKE: Republicans Sabotaged By Their Own Feminist Infiltrators, Again

There is nothing more frustrating than watching Republicans waste the 
political capital given to them through a decisive victory on issues no 
one cares about.

On Tuesday, Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna teamed up with 
Democrats to push the U.S. House to consider legislation allowing new 
parents to vote remotely, also known as proxy voting. Her fight to force 
proxy voting, which is unconstitutional, down the throats of House members 
caused House Speaker Mike Johnson to cancel all votes in Congress this 
week. This means another week is going by without the House working to 
codify President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Not only is this frustrating for the average American who is desperate to 
see Trump’s executive orders passed into law, but it’s a fight that pushes 
the annoying rise of the “GOP feminati” – the conservative version of 
left-wing feminism.

The U.S. Constitution allows both chambers of Congress quite a bit of 
leeway to establish their own rules of procedure. However, one provision 
is unmistakably explicit: there must be a quorum to do the people’s 
business. If the Constitution allowed for proxy voting, why would it 
require a majority of its members to be present? It’s simple. Our Founders 
never intended for elected officials to be able to work from home. (Sign 
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Luna, some other Republicans, and their Democrat friends are insisting 
that the House create an unconstitutional rule that gives them 
preferential treatment based on their sex. This is straight out of the 
feminist playbook. The argument is that not allowing proxy voting prevents 
some women from doing their job.

The same Republicans who championed the return of federal workers from 
their work-from-home hiatus are now turning around to create laws that 
allow elected officials to do it. How is this acceptable?

As a mother, I understand the realities of pregnancy and childbirth. 
Neither is easy to experience, and both require mental, physical, and 
emotional fortitude to endure. Women should be allowed plenty of time to 
recover. However, we have a Constitution for a reason, and proxy voting 
was misused and abused during the Covid-hysteria. Under no circumstances 
should it be allowed back into Congress.

I know this will be somewhat of a “hot take,” especially in our modern 
society, which requires me to believe that men and women are the same, but 
maybe it’s not a good idea to run for office if you know there is a 
possibility that you won’t be able to show up for the job. Like say, 
during your fertile years when you and your husband are working to grow 
your families. (Democrat Senator’s Big Publicity Stunt Cements The 
Irrelevancy Of The ‘Resistance’)

Some women need to hear a harsh reality: not every job is appropriate for 
you just because you want it. I am not suggesting that women shouldn’t run 
for office, but you might have to wait to live your girl boss dreams. The 
job requirements for that position are clear; sometimes, you must choose 
family or career. This is why elected positions are often called a 
sacrifice. If you want to grow your family, you’ll have to take time off, 
which means your constituents are left without a representative and vice 
versa.

While the proxy voting caucus sings about inclusion at all costs, their 
constituents are left wondering at what point do they take priority over 
Washington’s pet issues. It would be easier to stomach a fight as stupid 
as this had they done anything during the last three months in office, but 
as it stands, nothing has been passed that helps fund Trump’s energy, 
border, or economic policies.

The midterms are fast approaching. The closer we get, the harder it will 
be to codify Trump’s agenda. But maybe that’s the point here. It seems 
Republicans are fine to waste the political capital given to them by 
voters on publicity stunts and proxy voting.

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