Chip Roy Slams Proxy Voting for New Parents in Congress

Key Legislative Priorities

• 🎯 The Republican majority is prioritizing two measures: ensuring only American citizens vote in elections and addressing judges who unilaterally issue injunctions that thwart administration actions.
• 💡 The goal is to prevent judges from making policy, reserving that role for elected leaders, and to ensure a process that protects the Constitution and laws.

The Debate on Proxy Voting

• 🏛️ Representative Chip Roy criticizes a discharge petition that would force a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents in Congress.
• ⚠️ He argues that this proposal does violence to the Constitution and the institution of the House of Representatives, especially as it cannot be amended.

The Importance of Showing Up

• 💼 Roy emphasizes that elected officials are expected to show up and do their jobs, just like plumbers, electricians, builders, and crop pickers who work hard without taking a pass.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 He shares personal anecdotes of missing family events due to his commitment to serving in Congress, stating he signed up for the job.
• 🚫 Allowing proxy voting for one group, like new mothers, would inevitably lead to its expansion for others, fundamentally changing the institution.

Historical Context and Precedent

• 📜 The concept of proxy voting has been debated and rejected by the founders, in the Articles of Confederation, and in the Constitution.
• ⚖️ The current push to expand proxy voting, which was temporarily embraced during COVID, is seen as a departure from tradition and precedent.