Congresman Sensenbrenner and Speaker Hastert didn't do their homework. Their own rules require that 50% of the House GOP must support a bill before it goes to the floor. They didn't recognize the grassroots opposition, thinking that triumphing a minority issue, with bipartisan support, would trump their own weirdos. Bad call. But Sensenbrenner, who is a bit imperious, is behind the Black Caucus-supported (and whose Chair Mel Watt) heavily drafted HR9. The DNC already has mud on its face for letting an unknowing staffer blast Sensenbrenner, not realizing it was his own bill!
Congresman Sensenbrenner and Speaker Hastert didn't do their homework. Their own rules require that 50% of the House GOP must support a bill before it goes to the floor. They didn't recognize the grassroots opposition, thinking that triumphing a minority issue, with bipartisan support, would trump their own weirdos. Bad call. But Sensenbrenner, who is a bit imperious, is behind the Black Caucus-supported (and whose Chair Mel Watt) heavily drafted HR9. The DNC already has mud on its face for letting an unknowing staffer blast Sensenbrenner, not realizing it was his own bill!