Posted on 03/14/2010 7:31:09 AM PDT by raptor22
This week will be the last stand for Obamacare, and the trickery that Speaker Pelosi is concocting to get the 2,700-page Senate bill through the House almost defies belief. It’s aptly called the “Slaughter Strategy,” after Rep. Louise Slaughter (D., N.Y.), who chairs the House Rules Committee.
Under this scheme, House members would vote on a bill of amendments to the despised Senate bill, and the Senate bill would be “deemed” to have passed if this companion bill is approved. This is supposed to inoculate House members, who could say they never actually voted for the Senate bill.
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich has the best line: Last year, the House was passing bills without reading them. This year, they’re passing bills without voting on them.
If you pull out your copy of the U.S. Constitution, you will find that in Article 1, Section 7, it clearly states that the House and Senate have to pass a bill before it is sent to the president to be signed into law.
(Excerpt) Read more at healthcare.nationalreview.com ...
“I can easily see the House rats vote for this so-called “Amendments Bill” to “fix” the Senate bill ... just so they can say “I didn’t vote for the Senate bill! I voted to fix it!”.”
Bingo! And Obamacare will be signed into law. The morons claiming that the bill is dead are aiding and abetting the enemy.
They all belong six feet under.
Go ahead Democrats, make our day. Commit political suicide for something that will never become law because you cannot find the votes legally.
You asked: “How stupid do they think ‘we’ are?” The answer” Pretty stupid.
You then asked: “What are they doing to MY ocuntry (country)?” The answer: Destroying it. Intentionally.
” There are absolutely no words to describe the despicable behavior of this government...”
Well, one word immediately comes to mind: TREASONOUS!
The question is whether the lust for power of the members of Supreme Court outweighs their sense of duty to the constitution. It's a question that's come up many times before, and many times the constitution ended up losing.
“I’ve had it with these idiots.”
You are not alone.
When Louise Slaughter announced this strategy, whose teeth was she using?
I would think that Republicans (even some Democrats) would be able to argue that they were denied a vote on the issue and the whole law is null and void.
So the President will then sign the despised and un-passed Senate Bill based on the promise that the Senate will pass the amendments in reconciliation?
I see Lucy getting ready to snatch the the football away from Charley Brown.
And the bills from both houses must be identical even down to the last comma and period. (8th grade civics)
“How are you going to repeal it even if you have conservative majorities in Congress? You still have the socialist in the WH. He will veto any repeal and there will not be enough votes in Congress to override.”
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Then all we can hope for is interference on the State level. The states can refuse to implement the bill individually through the 10th Amendment right?
...or am I wrong on this thought?
“I’m just plain tired of all this f’n nonsense from these f’n people that I would like to f’n clobber my f’n congressman with a f’n baseball bat.
I’ve had it with these idiots.”
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F’n Right!
Yep states are already putting up blockades and opting themselves out.
Virginia passed a law already becoming the first in the nation. They will not participate.
“Well, one word immediately comes to mind: TREASONOUS!”
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Agreed!
“Yep states are already putting up blockades and opting themselves out.”
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Thank God!
Hey check out the video I made in the post above..
I did...its good!
Before I returned to answer posts, I just watched the Ray Stevens video again, several times:)
I just love that guy!
Ray Stevens is awesome!
Ahab the Arab!
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