Slaughter-House “Rule” is coming....
If they (mis)use Slaughter, then couldn’t a case be made that the entire bill is unconstitutional? Whereas if this highly unpopular bill narrowly passes by a (more or less) normal voting, then a case can be brought against specific measures (the individual mandate, for eg) but not necessarily against the bill in its entirety? (The case that Congress is prohibited from passing laws on healthcare is popular on FR, but everywhere else it is taken for granted that the ICC can be stretched (to the breaking point) to accommodate it. As for the belief that the USSC would refuse to interfere with the use of the Slaughter Rule in a manner far more sweeping than any previous use : The state AG’s are lining up , so they seem to think something could be done after the fact. If-*IF*-I am right, then passage via slaughter *might* be the best way to not only kill the bill, but seriously piss off all republicans, most independents, and quite a few Democrats, just in time for the November elections.(No, I don’t think this will be forgotten by then : Especially when more people learn that no, they WON’T get free “health care”, but will be forced to buy (very expensive ) health insurance at gunpoint.)