Baird Amendment Goes Down in Flames
Debate Focuses on Split Over Rule, Not Continuity Measure’s Merits
- By Suzanne Nelson
- Roll Call Staff
- June 3, 2004, Midnight
The House voted resoundingly against a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would have allowed the temporary appointment of House Members, blocking an effort to ensure the chamber could continue to act as a check on the executive branch should a large number of lawmakers be killed or incapacitated in a catastrophe.
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