A reminder that what we’re seeing in Congress is a rejection of representative government, that most members of Congress—the people you elected—are completely sidelined. A few people making a “deal” on trillions of dollars and hundreds of pages in a back room is an oligarchy.
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) October 1, 2021
Concentrated power has decimated the House and made legislators into actors. Here’s how many votes have been allowed on floor-offered (not prescreened by speaker) amendments by year:
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) September 26, 2021
2011: 414
2012: 153
2013: 61
2014: 96
2015: 94
2016: 29
2017: 0
2018: 0
2019: 0
2020: 0
2021: 0