Posted on 06/19/2015 11:24:31 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Yes they can, with a 2/3 majority.
The medical device tax is the most unpopular funding mechanism on K Street, other than that, nobody has heard of it.
This illustrates the reason the GOP is in such poor condition - their #1 problem with Obamacare, their #1 target for repeal, is something that matters only to crony capitalists - who, of course, are the only people who matter to the GOP on the Hill.
I'm no mathemagician, but I think 280-140 is EXACTLY a 2/3 majority, not "just shy".
280/420 = 2/3
I suspect some of the big medical device manufacturers (Boston Medical, Medtronic, etc) may no longer see it as much in their interests to go along with Obama this time, and pressure their lawmakers accordingly.
“However, Republicans have another option laid out yesterday by Heather Higgins and Hadley Heath Manning at The Hill. The two activists from Independent Women’s Voice argue that a repeal of the tax now would lessen leverage for a full ObamaCare repeal in 2017:”
Nope... kill the tax you kill Obamacare. No need to wait until 2017.
Sounds good to me!
Bovine excretion. It won't.
Secondly, this do nothing now & wait for the big attack later is the usual Republican lie. McConnell said give them Pubbie majorities and he would do everything possible to kill OC. What is he doing? Crafting a way to keep the illegal subsidies alive. According to the GOPe that's just to help the leetle people until 2017 when Mitch and his merry gang of fake Republicans will repeal it completely.
Does any person not wearing diapers actually believe that?
I think there are 435 members so 2/3 would be 288 members
I hope not. Repeal it all or just keep it going as is. If the Republicans fix one thing in it they will be blamed for all bad things in the bill. They need to stick to their guns and say this is a Democrat bill—vote for them if you like it.
Of course voting for Republicans wont’ fix anything either.
So tired of the “game playing.” Just get ‘er DoNE!
It is. Later never becomes now.
So what’s the rule? Do you need 2/3 of all House members to override, meaning 2/3 of the full 435 House membership, or is it 2/3 of members present and voting that day? It seems there are always a few members of Congress who are absent and miss votes.
IIRC, there’s 435 memebers in the house.
always voting on the particular bill
I was going by the number who voted on the bill, which was 420. I guess the question of whether they could muster a 2/3 majority of full House depends on which 15 house of reprehensible members were shirking their duty to the People on the day of the original vote.
Yes. But only 420 of them voted. Of those who voted, 2/3 voted for the measure.
Good question. I’m not sure.
It seems to me that a strict, literal, interpretation of the Constitution would mean 2/3 of the entire House.
However, given the history of congress as regards strict, literal reading of that document, they may have made their own “rule” regarding the issue.
That being the case, they passed the bill with a 2/3 majority.
Congress is a system of political favors. Obama isn't worried...
And Obama is stupid enough to veto it....but what's new.
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