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Posted at 11:44pm on Apr. 29, 2008 The Pelosi Power Grab

By Pejman Yousefzadeh

I trust that those who worry about an imperial Presidency will strive to remember that we face the threat of an imperial Speakership as well. Of course, this maneuver should backfire; Senate Republicans will likely serve as a backstop to any legislation that circumvents the committee process in order to support their House colleagues. But let it be noted that there is no reason whatsoever to do this save Nancy Pelosi's desire to stick it to Republicans. And as I have noted before, all of this represents yet another broken campaign promise.

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