This amendment would permanently strip Congress of a constitutional power it has exercised throughout American history. This amendment is pure political theater from a party that has no real agenda. Real reform means term limits and enforceable ethics standards. It should not be surrendering congressional authority at exactly the moment the executive branch is grabbing power at every turn.
The House Democrats' vote against this amendment reveals their plan to pack SCOTUS the moment power flips back in their direction. Prominent Democratic pols have already floated expanding it, and nearly every Democrat in the House just refused to take that option off the table. Republicans forced this vote to make the intentions clear, and Democrats obliged by showing their hand.
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