They did not insert some sort of legal provision which would permit survival of any remainder that is not directly eliminated. My understanding is that if one feature goes down the entire bill is crash and burn.
“They did not insert some sort of legal provision which would permit survival of any remainder”
The dictatorship of the proletariat will simply rule that the rest of the bill survives, and will call it a new precedent. Currently, they decide what they want to do,, and make it appear justified by framing their political decision in constitutional wording. They havent been constrained by rules for a long time. Kelo is a good example,,, campaign finance is another.
The “rules” say soldiers get to vote too. Rules are only a constraint for us,, not for the oligarchy.