I wrote yesterday about how the GOP switched the rules so that only Eric Cantor can submit a bill to end the government shutdown. DailyKos adds two bits of clarification:
* When there is legislation that the Senate and House can't agree on, any member of the House can force a vote on a version of that legislation. In this case it is the clean continuing resolution bill from the Senate. As I mentioned yesterday the House Rules Committee said in this case only Eric Cantor can bring the bill to the floor.
* The rules change which made sure the shutdown happened wasn't brought by the Tea Party faction. It was brought by the leadership. Thought the Tea Party may be delighted with the outcome, they did not ask for the rules change and likely don't have any idea of the intricacies of House rules.
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