The Slaughter Solution: The Metamorphosis of The American Republic Into Government By Fiat

David Horowitz's NewsRealBlog ^ | March 14 | Liz Blaine

[callisto]

fiat [ˈfaɪət -æt], n., a legally binding command or decision; an arbitrary order or decree

A very dangerous act is being attempted by the Left to secure their rule over the American people and transform the legislative process from a Constitutional Republic to a government by fiat. Today on Fox News Sunday, Democratic leader Rep. Chris Van Hollen admitted Democrats intend to use the unconstitutional “Slaughter Rule” as a solution to ram nationalized health care through Congress without majority vote and in defiance to the will of the American people.

The Slaughter rule would declare that the House of Representatives “deems” the Senate health care bill “passed” by the House. House members would have to vote on whether to accept the rule, but would then be able to claim they only voted for a rule, not for the bill itself. In other words, Democrats will avoid a direct vote on the health care bill while allowing it to become law! They will take over one-sixth of the US economy without voting on it in direct violation to the legislative process defined by the U.S Constitution. Article I, Section VII, Clause II specifically states,

"Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States;... But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by Yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively."

[WoofDog123]

your comment was so eloquent and persuasive that I have fwd’ed this to some people I know. To be fair, norinco and north china arms were competing with all the former warsaw pact countries liquidating their own stocks of ussr-designed arms (mainly sks, ak variants, PM-51’s...and associated ammos in some cases, iirc)

[Tzimisce]

Ah come on, try the fascism before you bash it.

/sarc

[riri]

So, when the next time it is nationalizing the natural gas industry or whatever other scheme some power mad administration dreams up, they will use this as precedent.

Amnesty, cap and trade, you name it. There are zero limits now. Why even have elections?

[riri]

But in reality they may than likely get a violent backlash from the American public that will lead not only to massive electoral defeat but also criminal prosecution, punishment and the total ruination of themselves.

What's really going to happen? A small group of people will refuse to comply and the IRS will destroy their lives. That is about it.

[Travis McGee]

Yes, good comparison.

[drierice]

This filthy bill is an assault on the will of the people and must be killed.

If it isn’t, then I think civil war could be an eventual outcome, hence the “national civilian security force” that Obama and Rahm dreamed up.

I say among the the first things to do is for states to follow Virginia’s lead in outlawing any federally mandated healthcare. It would certainly be ‘interesting’ to see how the federal government responds if states outlaw their decisions and refuse to abide by them.

[Ronbo1948]

A rebellion of the states led by Virginia?

I seem to remember reading about that somewhere.

I hope we win this time.

[Ronbo1948]

[Ronbo1948]

Millions of Americans understand passage of this bill is not about the improvement of health care in the United States - already the best in world - it’s really about a socialist putsch to overthrow the Republic and a call to arms for Patriots.

I say if it passes two or three million ARMED Americans should appear on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on April 19th 2010.

If they mean to have a war, let it begin here!

[Dewey Revoltnow]

When we lose a representative government whats the point of having them there?

[Dewey Revoltnow]

The American people (those with any sense) would then be morally and legally justified in physical resistance to an illegitimate government.

I'm in.

[Dewey Revoltnow]

Does it make you wonder if zero actually intends to leave the White House for anything other than a vacation?

Escaping while he can?

[Dewey Revoltnow]

Ever get the feeling these people don’t understand what’s going to happen in the civil war they’re laying the groundwork for?

No kidding. Do they think their walled compounds will keep the angry masses out?

[Dewey Revoltnow]

Oh goody, that means no rules that we have to follow either. It will be massive unrest and it means we don’t have to pay taxes either. WOOHOO!

Sure glad I haven't finished my tax return. I was going to have to pay a whole bunch more in. Screw that now.

[Dewey Revoltnow]

P.S has this Slaughter Rule ever been used before?

Of course not. But if they aren't stopped now, it will be used for everything from this point forward.

[Dewey Revoltnow]

“You go through the gate. If the gate’s closed, you go over the fence. If the fence is too high, we’ll pole vault in. If that doesn’t work, we’ll parachute in. But we’re going to get health care reform passed for the American people.”

— Nancy Pelosi

Which is exactly what the people are going to do to get to you to string you up you witch.

[Dewey Revoltnow]

If Obamacare dies - The Left goes APE.

We can handle that. They're unarmed, so all those apes will be able to do is throw their feces.

[Turbo Pig]

I for one will NOT comply with this unconstitutional cram down.

Ok, here's the question, then. What do you do (short of actually taking up arms) to fight this on a personal level?

For the record, I am not against an armed reset to the Constitution, I just want to know what one could do BEFORE that happens.

[ripley]

“Ever get the feeling these people don’t understand what’s going to happen in the civil war they’re laying the groundwork for?”

Psychotic adolescents don’t understand anything except the power they’ve gained.

They think they’re brilliant, superior, above it all and
god-like.

Their obnoxious manipulation is without end.

IMHO

[DarthVader]

Go bob for tator tots in a deep fryer.