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My theory also relates to the following article:
http://www.ibtimes.com/malaysia-airlines-flight-spotted-maldives-examining-latest-theory-mh370-1562221
1. Catastrophic event (shortly after 1:19). Results: Pilot programs route to nearest airport (WSW direction, lowered altitude); either failure of communications systems or pilots cannot communicate due to environmental or equipment degradation; transponder and ACARS (reports every 30 minutes) fail.
2. Pilots lose consciousness, nearest airport is passed, autopilot maintains direction and low altitude / low speed.
3. 6:15 AM Maldive-time (9:15 AM Malaysian time) MH370 passes low and slow over Kuda Huvadhoo in the Maldives. It has been flying about 8 hours. My opinion is that the articles only quote one person, and I would question that account’s accuracy for the plane’s flight direction. He said North to South-East direction, but I would hold to a West-Southwest direction – the same as it flew from Malaysia. The unexpectedly ‘late’ time of passing this position, I would say is due to its low altitude and slow speed over the entire distance after passing the pilot’s desired airport. The Maldives discount the report, but other than not seeing it on radar (it was too low), I didn’t see a reason. Multiple people were said to have seen the airplane.
4. I would suggest a search of the ocean in that same WSW direction from Kuda Havadhoo.
5. I believe that after this long of a search, that their current theories are institutionalized, and this simple logical theory doesn’t fit their current assumptions and working rules.

My theory also relates to the following article:
http://www.ibtimes.com/malaysia-airlines-flight-spotted-maldives-examining-latest-theory-mh370-1562221
1. Catastrophic event (shortly after 1:19 – “time.com article: “fire could have melted electronic wire bundles, causing cyanide gas to be pumped through the cockpit and cabin, rendering everyone unconscious (oxygen masks don’t help since cyanide gas can be absorbed through the skin)”). Results: Pilot programs route to nearest airport (WSW direction, lowered altitude); either failure of communications systems or pilots cannot communicate due to environmental or equipment degradation; transponder and ACARS (reports every 30 minutes) fail.
2. Pilots lose consciousness, nearest airport is passed, autopilot maintains direction and low altitude / low speed.
3. 6:15 AM Maldive-time (9:15 AM Malaysian time) MH370 passes low and slow over Kuda Huvadhoo in the Maldives. It has been flying about 8 hours. My opinion is that the articles only quote one person, and I would question that account’s accuracy for the plane’s flight direction. He said North to South-East direction, but I would hold to a West-Southwest direction – the same as it flew from Malaysia. The unexpectedly ‘late’ time of passing this position, I would say is due to its low altitude and slow speed over the entire distance after passing the pilot’s desired airport. The Maldives discount the report, but other than not seeing it on radar (it was too low), I didn’t see a reason. Multiple people were said to have seen the airplane.
4. I would suggest a search of the ocean in that same WSW direction from Kuda Havadhoo.
5. I believe that after this long of a search, that their current theories are institutionalized, and this simple logical theory doesn’t fit their current assumptions and working rules.

Light a match. Watch it for 7 hours. Huh? It stopped burning in less than 7 hours. How could that happen? It ran out of fuel. Fires burn until the fuel is spent, be it oxygen or wood, or plastic wiring.

You have incomplete information. The last report from the ACARS system was less than 30 minutes before the normal voice sign off. The ACARS system reports once every 30 minutes. Therefore, the ACARS system was operational (unless proven otherwise) when the normal voice sign off was given. 30 minutes after the last report from the ACARS system was after the transponder quit, and after the normal voice sign off.

My theory also relates to the following article:
http://www.ibtimes.com/malaysia-airlines-flight-spotted-maldives-examining-latest-theory-mh370-1562221
1. Catastrophic event (shortly after 1:19) results: Pilot programs route to nearest airport (WSW direction, lowered altitude); either failure of communications systems or pilots cannot communicate due to environmental or equipment degradation; transponder and ACARS (reports every 30 minutes) fail.
2. Pilots lose consciousness, nearest airport is passed, autopilot maintains direction and low altitude / low speed. (These first 2 points agree directly with this posting.)
3. 6:15 AM Maldive-time (9:15 AM Malaysian time) MH370 passes low and slow over Kuda Huvadhoo in the Maldives. It has been flying about 8 hours. My opinion is that the articles only quote one person, and I would question that account’s accuracy for the plane’s flight direction. He said North to South-East direction, but I would hold to a West-Southwest direction – the same as it flew from Malaysia. The unexpectedly ‘late’ time of passing this position, I would say is due to its low altitude and slow speed over the entire distance after passing the pilot’s desired airport. The Maldives discount the report, but other than not seeing it on radar (it was too low), I didn’t see a reason. Multiple people were said to have seen the airplane.
4. I would suggest a search of the ocean in that same WSW direction from Kuda Havadhoo.
5. I believe that after this long of a search, that their current theories are institutionalized, and this simple logical theory doesn’t fit their current assumptions and working rules.

My theory also relates to the following article:
http://www.ibtimes.com/malaysia-airlines-flight-spotted-maldives-examining-latest-theory-mh370-1562221
1. Catastrophic event (shortly after 1:19) results: Pilot programs route to nearest airport (WSW direction, lowered altitude); either failure of communications systems or pilots cannot communicate due to environmental or equipment degradation; transponder and ACARS (reports every 30 minutes) fail.
2. Pilots lose consciousness, nearest airport is passed, autopilot maintains direction and low altitude / low speed.
3. 6:15 AM Maldive-time (9:15 AM Malaysian time) MH370 passes low and slow over Kuda Huvadhoo in the Maldives. It has been flying about 8 hours. My opinion is that the articles only quote one person, and I would question that account’s accuracy for the plane’s flight direction. He said North to South-East direction, but I would hold to a West-Southwest direction – the same as it flew from Malaysia. The unexpectedly ‘late’ time of passing this position, I would say is due to its low altitude and slow speed over the entire distance after passing the pilot’s desired airport. The Maldives discount the report, but other than not seeing it on radar (it was too low), I didn’t see a reason. Multiple people were said to have seen the airplane.
4. I would suggest a search of the ocean in that same WSW direction from Kuda Havadhoo.
5. I believe that after this long of a search, that their current theories are institutionalized, and my simple logical theory doesn’t fit their current assumptions and working rules.

My theory relates to the following article:
http://www.ibtimes.com/malaysia-airlines-flight-spotted-maldives-examining-latest-theory-mh370-1562221
1. Catastrophic event (shortly after 1:19) results: Pilot programs route to nearest airport (WSW direction, lowered altitude); either failure of communications systems or pilots cannot communicate due to environmental or equipment degradation; transponder and ACARS (reports every 30 minutes) fail.
2. Pilots lose consciousness, nearest airport is passed, autopilot maintains direction and low altitude / low speed.
3. 6:15 AM Maldive-time (9:15 AM Malaysian time) MH370 passes low and slow over Kuda Huvadhoo in the Maldives. It has been flying about 8 hours. My opinion is that the articles only quote one person, and I would question that account’s accuracy for the plane’s flight direction. He said North to South-East direction, but I would hold to a West-Southwest direction – the same as it flew from Malaysia. The unexpectedly ‘late’ time of passing this position, I would say is due to its low altitude and slow speed over the entire distance after passing the pilot’s desired airport. The Maldives discount the report, but other than not seeing it on radar (it was too low), I didn’t see a reason. Multiple people were said to have seen the airplane.
4. I would suggest a search of the ocean in that same WSW direction from Kuda Havadhoo.
5. I believe that after this long of a search, that their current theories are institutionalized, and my simple logical theory doesn’t fit their current assumptions and working rules.

Here’s my theory. Some of my comments related to the following article:

http://www.ibtimes.com/malaysia-airlines-flight-spotted-maldives-examining-latest-theory-mh370-1562221

1. Catastrophic event (shortly after 1:19) results: Pilot programs route to nearest airport (WSW direction, lowered altitude); either failure of communications systems or pilots cannot communicate due to environmental degradation; transponder and ACARS (reports every 30 minutes) fail.
2. Pilots lose consciousness, nearest airport is passed, autopilot maintains direction and low altitude / low speed.
3. 6:15 AM Maldive-time (9:15 AM Malaysian time) MH370 passes low and slow over Kuda Huvadhoo in the Maldives. My opinion is that the articles only quote one person, and I would question that account’s accuracy for the plane’s flight direction. He said North to South-East direction, but I would hold to a West-Southwest direction – the same as it flew from Malaysia. The unexpectedly ‘late’ time of passing this position, I would say is due to its low altitude and slow speed over the entire distance after passing the pilot’s desired airport. The Maldives discount the report, but other than not seeing it on radar (it was too low), I didn’t see why they discounted it. Multiple people were said to have seen the airplane.
4. I would suggest a search of the ocean in that same WSW direction from Kuda Havadhoo. I wouldn’t expect the fuel to last much after that last sighting.
5. After this long of a search, I think those running the search have institutionalized their theories, so this simple and logical theory doesn’t fit.

A summary (with questions) of my interpretation of events:

The House does not vote on the Senate Bill as is.

Does the new bill (a separate entity, aka reconciliation) have the ‘deemed as passed’ language in it?

If this new reconciliation bill is passed by the House, doesn’t it require Senate approval?

If the new reconciliation bill fails in the Senate, the original Senate bill does not become law because the bill that deemed it as passed (by the House) was not passed in the Senate – so the ‘deemed as passed’ does not pass both houses.

Senate Republicans say they have the 41 votes required to kill it.

Or (ignorance showing here), is reconciliation used so that the Senate only needs 51 votes?

The beauty to the democrats of this approach even if this attempt fails is that the House will have not yet voted directly on the Senate bill, so it is still alive and not voted down in the house (is this correct?).