[randita]

Will wavering House members want to use this procedure when there is a nontrivial probability that the courts will render their political sacrifice wasted effort? To hazard that risk, the House leadership must have a powerful motive to avoid a straightforward vote.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The motive is evading the political cost of having the naked Senate bill hung around their necks vs. the political cost of the more “reasonable” combination of Senate bill and fixit bill.