Posted on 03/21/2010 4:19:15 PM PDT by JimWayne
Democrats are worried about holding their members together on a GOP motion that could kill the healthcare bill.
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said House leaders are specifically concerned about a Republican motion to recommit that would contain only language on abortion that Stupak originally had wanted to include in the Senate bill.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Well *gosh* that changes everything...
It won’t derail anything, it just splits the Dems on record.
Smoke and mirrors. The dems are toast. Either way they vote, they’ve tormented us and they’ll pay.
Make them lay their heads on the chopping block.
Agree, quite a bright light has been shined on the cockroaches hiding in the dark. I have never been so disgusted at American politicians in my life.
Another "rope a dope" ploy on the part of the dems..they aren't worried about anything.
I've posted several times that I believe the dems are confident that they are assured that they have finally managed to set themselves up for permanent control of the US government.
IF there is an election in November, they believe it will be stolen in their favor, and I look for a move to do away with the presidential term limits in order to guarantee Obama Dictator for Live..unless he decides to declare himself King of the World instead.
Fool me once, shame on you...fool me twice, shame on me!
You are absolutely right. That is why a Motion to Recommit is important. IF successful, it becomes a bill with a different text and the Senate will have to vote on it again. If it does not succeed, it at least records the votes of the House members who opposed the amendment in the Motion to Recommit.
Would this then prevent Hussein from having the agreement as an EO and being able to rescind it? Or is it just a matter of slowing down the procedure?
Splitting hairs is what this guy does for a living.
Traitors are always worried about the law.
>> it at least records the votes of the House members who opposed the amendment
Specifically, the Stupak gang.
I don’t understand this much but I heard yesterday dKOS was very worried about this ‘motion to recommit’ and Hillbuzz was saying that it could be a very powerful weapon against the Dems.
For Pete’s sake, it will not be acted on, all this amounts to is Stupak playing idiots who are dumb enough to drink the koolaid that he is dispensing.
Don’t be a Stupak idiot.
The Minority Party will have one last chance to make amendments to the bill and can introduce it just before the vote. There will be a 10 minute debate on this and then the House votes to either send it back to the Committee or not. These votes are RECORDED.
Since they are recorded, most Dims who do not want to be associated with killing babies will vote for the amendment (so goes the thinking) and when it gets sent back to the Committee and they add the amended language and return the bill (all within minutes), the bill is now a totally different one from the Senate bill meaning that the Senate will have to vote on it again.
The suggestion here is that the Republicans should offer the Stupak language as the Motion to Recommit and either change the bill or force a recorded vote of their opposition to the amendment.
If the Senate has to vote again will this vote be simple majority or 60+?
They aren't and they won't.
Mr. niteowl77
Storm DC and remove these traitors from their mini kingdom.
It seems to me like they vote for the amendment to not fund abortions. But in turn that means it goes back to the Senate where it is dead. OR... they vote against it (which is ONLY abortion language), which means that HC passes, but they have now labeled themselves as pro-abortion.
It is a no win situation for the Stupack guys.
Yes = against abortion, against HC
No = for abortion, for HC
did I get that right?
60, it will be an amended bill, not recon, and the senate would have to start all over again.
Oh, not to worry. Biden will take care of that.
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