Busted! Democrats Violated Constitution in Order to Spend $1.7 Trillion, Federal Court Rules, by Craig Bannister

House Democrats used an unconstitutional ploy to pass a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill signed by Pres. Joe Biden in December of 2022, a federal court ruled on Tuesday.

Ruling on a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, federal Judge James Hendrix agreed that House Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), did not have a constitutional quorum present needed to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 on Dec. 23, 2022.

In a scheme to circumvent the constitutional requirement that a majority of House members be physically present in the chamber, Democrats counted “proxies,” where representatives who were present voted multiple times – once for themselves, then again for absent members. …