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Friday, April 4, 2025

Remote Voting: The Hill’s Latest Distraction

Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna sparked a firestorm over whether Members of Congress should be allowed to vote by proxy—specifically for up to 12 weeks after having a child. The proposal has jammed up House business this week with procedural skirmishes and intra-party friction.

Luna’s argument: a pro-life, pro-family party ought to support new parents. Voting by proxy, she says, doesn’t change outcomes—substitutes would cast the same votes. Hardly an unreasonable ask, especially with so few Members becoming parents mid-term.

But constitutional conservatives aren’t buying it. The House Freedom Caucus opposed the idea outright. Luna walked away from the caucus over the dispute. Rep. Chip Roy called it what it is—a gateway to broader proxy voting. And he’s right.

Article I is clear. Members must be present to vote. No proxies. No exceptions. That standard has stood for over two centuries. COVID loosened the grip, but it didn’t rewrite the Constitution.

The truth? Proxy voting is likely unconstitutional. Also true? Congress breaks its own rules all the time. Courts rewrite laws. Agencies issue regulations with no legislative input. The Fed creates money without a vote. Meanwhile, the legislative branch shrinks from its duties and surrenders authority to everyone else. The outrage over this one issue rings hollow given the systemic violations of the constitutional order.

Babies, Bad Optics, and Bigger Problems:

So this is it? Congress—tasked with passing election integrity laws, codifying Trump’s agenda, and reining in activist judges—halts operations over a policy that amounts to remote work?

Unfortunately, yes.

Supporters of Luna’s bill want a win for parental leave. The optics, though, raise real concerns. Sean Davis at The Federalist nailed it: hard to demand in-person voting from American citizens while authorizing remote voting in the House. Inconsistent messaging. Bad politics.

Opponents also argue that proxy voting damages the legislative process. No incentive to negotiate across the aisle when the Member’s off-site and locked into a vote. And while that might sound quaint in an era of scorched-earth politics, the concern isn’t wrong. Congress has already morphed into a pseudo-parliament where debate is dead and votes are pre-baked.

Fundraising dominates the calendar. Members win elections to fly to D.C. to attend fundraisers so they can win the next election and return to D.C. Rinse. Repeat.

Maybe that’s the real scandal.

What if a Member could vote from the district office instead of a Georgetown donor event? What if the vote came after listening to local constituents instead of lobbyists at a D.C. happy hour? Not a bad trade.

But here’s the bottom line: most Americans aren’t losing sleep over the work-from-home arrangements of 435 federal employees. The nation is on edge over inflation, lawlessness, censorship, and activist judges blocking a duly elected president’s agenda.

Priorities Matter

President Trump, in typical fashion, cut through the noise:“I don’t know why it’s so controversial.”

That’s the right instinct.

This issue matters—but not more than rising crime, shrinking paychecks, or the unelected courts dictating policy. The debate has real implications. But the obsession over it while America burns sends the wrong message.

Both sides have points. But voters want results. Not excuses. Not procedural stunts. Not delays. Just action.

Congress should decide the rules—and then get back to work.

For freedom,

David Bozell

President, ForAmerica

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