You might not remember who Denny Hastert is, but we need his wisdom in Texas.

Hastert was once the Speaker of the House, sandwiched between Newt Gingrich and John Boehner. He had a rule, and it came to be called The Hastert Rule.

"The Speaker will only bring a bill to the floor 'if the majority of the majority' supports it."

This meant that while Republicans had control of the House, only legislation supported by the majority of Republicans would ever move forward. As the website says, "The Speaker of the House directs the flow of debate for the body, but unlike his counterpart in the British House of Commons, he is not an impartial umpire. Though he leads the whole House, he is still a partisan actor elected by the majority party."

Such a rule guarantees that when a Republican is in charge, the Republican agenda moves forward. The Democrat agenda? It sits and goes nowhere.

Can you imagine if Speaker Johnson did his job with a rule like this? There wouldn't be a speaker fight. Republicans would be quite happy with House leadership.

Here in Texas, isn't this what we're asking of our House Republicans? But instead, we're watching Burrows thumb his nose at the agenda of Texas Republicans and insist that he will help everyone represent their district.

We don't need Gene Wu's intentions to move forward. No Texas Republican wants Gene Wu's intentions to gain traction in the House. But over 30 of our "Republican" House members think that's just fine.

Hastert was plagued with his own problems and flaws, but he was right and we need his "Majority of the Majority" Rule in Texas - and we need it pronto. Bipartisanship is no virtue unless what you seek is power in the club and not freedom and security for Texans.