Yeah, this could be ok if Stupak isn’t stupid and he attaches this thing directly to the Senate Bill. Doing so would prevent Obama from signing it into law Sunday night.
And this could tick off the pro abortion Dems so badly they don’t have a vote.
Frankly, at this hour, I would take a 217-214 Dem win Sunday IF Stupak’s abortion language was tied into the Bill. Wouldn’t that then require a 60 vote majority in the Senate? So now we’re back at gridlock and this thing will be defeated ultimately. Do I have this right?
Its in a concurrent resolution which they seem to think allows them to amend without 60 votes. However, it appears to be changing the actual Senate bill so I think this would change it before it could be signed by the President. This would require it to go back to the Senate and have 51 senators agree (which is doubtfull if the Republicans and Pro Choice Democrat Senators vote no). However, I really haven’t studied the amendment enough to be sure that I am right.