Posted on 05/28/2013 7:49:58 AM PDT by The Old Hoosier
...Right now, conservative members of the House wield far more power than they did before not only because their ranks have grown, but also because the pressure on them to conform is far less centralized and less effective.
If you want proof that this system is better for conservatives, consider this: Some of the conservative members who have pushed back hardest against leadership (and won) during the 112th and 113th Congresses are the very same ones who, in the DeLay era, were co-opted and voted for Medicare Part D under pressure from party leadership. (Think, for example, of Steve King of Iowa.)...
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Some of the conservative members who have pushed back hardest against leadership (and won) during the 112th and 113th Congresses are the very same ones who, in the DeLay era, were co-opted and voted for Medicare Part D under pressure from party leadership. (Think, for example, of Steve King of Iowa.)...
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