Congressional proxy voting is a terrible idea. It is patently unconstitutional. It is as slippery a slope toward corruption and abuse of power as can be imagined. And even if a proxy scheme worked as honestly as promised, it would still make Congress less representative and Washington’s special interests more entrenched. So House Republicans were absolutely right earlier this month to oppose Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-FL) proposal to allow members with infant children to vote by proxy.
And yet, I am grateful to Luna for introducing it. Because the debate she started has already made the U.S. House of Representatives better. In time, it could yield even richer, more humanizing reforms both within Congress and throughout America’s toxic political culture. …
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