House Democrats institute ‘martial law’ to speed ambitious lame duck agenda

By Jonathan Strong - The Daily Caller | Published: 2:46 PM 12/08/2010 | Updated: 2:40 AM 12/09/2010

House Democrats Wednesday passed a resolution allowing them to rapidly bring any bill without normal procedural delays until Dec. 18, arguing the move will help them speed passage of their ambitious agenda for the remainder of the lame duck session.

Republicans slammed the move as Democrats instituting “martial lawâ€