Charlie Crist Is Grossly Abusing House Pandemic Proxy Voting Rule to Campaign Against DeSantis, – Opinion

A Democrat politician exploiting a loophole isn’t all that shocking, when the party does the same for elections.

We are still dealing today with the aftermath of 2020’s election. This includes the changes to voting procedures that were allowed in light of the pandemic. A lot of the voting laws in Florida, Texas, Georgia and Texas that the media has been complaining about were designed to reverse the COVID epidemic-related special rules. This will prevent those looser standards being codified. 

This tendency to abuse can be seen in another allowance made for viral epidemic, in which at most one legislator exploits the loophole in his bid to win the midterm elections.

Florida Democrat Rep. Charlie Crist is attempting to regain his position in the governor’s mansion in Tallahassee, and in what is regarded as a futile bid to unseat Ron DeSantis, Crist has largely abdicated his responsibility in D.C., and you can thank Nancy Pelosi for this ability.

The House Speaker will be elected in the summer 2020 Adopted this policyThe new rule is a departure from the two-century old requirement that House members vote in person. In the interest of COVID safety, the new rule allowed a member of the chamber to vote as a proxy for up to 10 members. Despite having relaxed policies, the provision has been permitted to continue in force. In spite of GOP difficultiesFrom last year. Pelosi extended the proxy rule once again until May. This was in no way to ensure the safety of the members, but to protect their seats.

Crist provides a shining example of the reason why Speaker Re-upped This Rule. In 2022, Crist has amassed a rather impressive record – he has not missed a single vote this year in the House, according to the official record. It is even more remarkable when you consider that he actively campaigns in Florida. It isn’t impressive when you look at another piece of information. Crist visited Washington, D.C. This year, you can only stay for one week.

Crist instead of participating in voting in the best interests of his constituents has campaigned in his self-interest and spent copious amounts time outside of his district. Crist cast only a fraction (of his 125 registered votes in the Congressional records).

Crist was there for 18 votes during March 2, March 3, March 4, March 8, March 9, and March 9. Crist’s colleagues have cast the rest of the Florida Democrat’s votes on his behalf while he has skipped the trek to the nation’s capital.

Charlie’s office even has acknowledged he has not been ill or is taking precautions as a result of pre-existing conditions. It was more awkward to ask if Crist participated at all in hearings and committee briefings when it was asked. A spokesperson answered that a recording of Crist remotely attending hearings was possible. “Due to the way the virtual hearings are structured, only members who are speaking appear on the screen.”

Crist’s notable reliance on the convenient, proxy provision in the House is a clear indicator that Pelosi’s moves have been made with a nod to November’s election, and the Democrats facing a dire prospect at the polls. It is clear that her decision to permit remote voting, in spite of protocols being ignored on a regular basis, must be seen as an attempt to retain as many seats possible. If bending the rules – or fracturing them – to maintain any level of seats is needed, she will do so.

It is easy to see how the plan works when you examine those who take advantage of this rule. The remote vote allowance is the biggest source of political support for politicians. All top Democrats are represented in the list of “top names”. Rather telling that the party that is the loudest opponent to laws about voting is also willing to completely alter Congressional history and practices in order to facilitate its members to campaign — in a desperate bid to retain any control it possibly can.