Pelosi Puts on Her Boxing Gloves

It appears the constitutionality of the budget bill is going to be challenged by the House Democrats after all:

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi demanded an ethics investigation Thursday into the passage of deficit-reduction legislation that President Bush recently signed, a new twist in an episode of Capitol intrigue that blends election-year politics and questions of constitutional law.

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On a party-line vote, Republicans shelved the call for an investigation, and Hastert's office did not respond directly to Pelosi's charges.

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Kudos to Pelosi for keeping the Democratic caucus together to challenge the horrific bill. The reason the Republicans don't want to have a re-vote on this issue is because it only passed by a two-vote margin. They would rather violate the Constitution than take a gamble on the passage of their immoral budget.