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To: Talisker; Huck
From the article: "As the Supreme Court wrote in Clinton v. City of New York (1998), a bill containing the ‘exact text’ must be approved by one house; the other house must approve ‘precisely the same text.’”

What say you, Huck?

148 posted on 03/16/2010 1:07:05 PM PDT by Lazamataz
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To: Lazamataz
As I understand it, if the rule is passed, then the Senate bill (in identical language) is passed. That's why they are using reconciliation measures to make changes. They know they have to vote on the Senate bill as is, but want the changes enacted simultaneously, so they create a rule that serves as a vote on the Senate bill and the reconciliation bill at the same time.

Clinton v. City of New York struck down the presidential line-item veto.

157 posted on 03/16/2010 1:13:46 PM PDT by Huck (Q: How can you tell a party is in the majority? A: They're complaining about the fillibuster.)
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