Folks, the vote The vote was 246-168 in favor of the Bill. The GOP controlled House did its job. They won by a lot, even had some dems votre for it.
But because of the way it was introduced it required a 2/3rds majority to pass. That’s okay, here’s why.
The GOP wanted to get people on record. They knew even if they had gotten the vote in under normal tracking and won (which they would have) that it would not survive the Senate (which would never bring it up for a vote under Reid) or Obama’s veto in any case.
This way, they got the Nays on record for everyone to see and you can bet the GOP and PACs will use it in November in every race where anyone voting Nay on it is up for election.
Thanks Jeff. Superior explanation.