UPDATE at the end of this post!
In a scheme which is designed to give House Democrats the ability to vote for health care while telling their constituents they did not vote for health care, House Rules Chairwomen Louise Slaughter is preparing a rules change to push through the Senate bill WITHOUT a floor vote specifically on the bill.
Here’s how it works. The rule would be presented to House members declaring that the Senate version is, “deemed,” passed. As a result when the vote is actually recorded members will be voting on the rule and not the actual bill. This allows members the ability to vote for the bill while telling people back home that they only voted for a procedural rule.
According to the National Journal’s Congress Daily:
“House Rules Chairwoman Louise Slaughter is prepping to help usher the health care overhaul through the House and potentially avoid a direct vote on the Senate overhaul bill, the chairwoman said Tuesday. Slaughter is weighing preparing a rule that would consider the Senate bill passed once the House approves a corrections bill that would make changes to the Senate version. Slaughter has not taken the plan to Speaker Pelosi as Democrats await CBO scores on the corrections bill. ‘Once the CBO gives us the score, we’ll spring right on it,’ she said”
By using this scheme, “deeming,” the Senate version as already passed by the House the only vote that would reach the House floor would be to either accept or reject the rule only. Once again Democrats are tyring to force this debacle down our throats using schemes and deception completely ignoring the will and voice of the American people.
This move is also an insult to the intelligence of the people as House Democrats believe that in using this scheme it will fool Americans into thinking that they did not vote for health care but only a House procedural rule. Arrogance and corruption rum amok to pass the most destructive legislation in our history. We fought a revolution which gave birth to our Nation to rid ourselves of this type of tyranny and Democrats are all to willing to force tyrannical government upon we the people. Fellow patriots flood the phones, e-mails and increase the pressure to take our stand for freedom.
Ken Taylor The Liberal Lie, The Conservative Truth
UPDATE – The CBO report came out today and Democrats met behind closed doors with Nancy Pelosi emerging and suggesting that the “Slaughter Solution,” was the best way to, “move forward,” with health care. Again the closed door meetings and a deceptive and unconstitutional move to get the Senate version through the House on a procedural vote rather then the merits or lack there of, of the actual bill.
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just called my critter...Steve Kagen
techsan (Diary) Thursday, March 11th at 10:46AM EST (link)Staffer didn’t know how he would vote…or so he said. And I did request that Kagen publicly reject and denounce the process you note.
The only thing more disturbing than the action that is being attempted is the lack of coverage for what it really is…a end-run around voters. National “news” organizations are gleeful that Obama is finding a way…not matter what it is.
If this does occur, it will be the one of the darkest days in American history..and one that will be raised up by many as an example of great leadership.
In the end, all we have on our side of the debate are facts and history.
I'm sure the way they'll report it is
bk (Diary) Thursday, March 11th at 11:01AM EST (link)It’s not unprecedented, and the people are tired of gridlock in Washington, and people love most parts of the “plan”, and yada yada yada.
...and now the CBO is giving them cover...
APA Guy (Diary) Thursday, March 11th at 1:21PM EST (link)http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=488
Oh brother…expect a sprint to the finish on this.
CBO report is worse than last time
paint_it_red (Diary) Thursday, March 11th at 5:56PM EST (link)CBO last time estimated 132 billion in savings, this time they’re down to 118 billion. That’s, of course, before taking into account all their accounting gimmicks, which throw this hundreds of billions, at least, into the red.
“It is not good to cultivate a respect so much for the law as for the right. The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think is right.” Henry David Thoreau
“The means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.” Martin Luther King Jr.
“If you want peace, work for Justice.” Pope John Paul II
Seems like a good time to renew my call for the
mikerazar (Diary) Thursday, March 11th at 9:52PM EST (link)Republican party to create a shadow CBO to expose the nonsense spewed by that incompetent bunch of over-educated…blah, blah
Links: First is serious; second is satire (for folks from Rio Linda)
http://www.redstate.com/mikerazar/2009/10/28/the-fools-gold-standard-of-economic-projections/
http://www.redstate.com/mikerazar/2009/10/28/a-brilliant-idea-courtesy-of-the-cbo/
We have a nation to save, people.
HOUSE RULES MEMBERS: Any Dem Converts?
Swamp_Yankee (Diary) Thursday, March 11th at 1:59PM EST (link)Is it time to start working the House Rules members? The Slaughter Rule is a real problem
I’m not sure of the House Rules process, but here are the members:
DEM GOP
James P. McGovern Massachusetts David Dreier California
Alcee L. Hastings Florida Lincoln Diaz-Balart Florida
Doris O. Matsui California Pete Sessions Texas
Dennis Cardoza California Virginia Foxx North Carolina
Michael Arcuri New York
Ed Perlmutter Colorado
Chellie Pingree Maine
Jared Polis Colorado
There are a fw moonbats on that list, but Arcuri may be on our side. Cardoza has said some critical things as well. If those two swith, its an eve nsis and six. I dont know about the Colorado Reps.
Had Enough Yet?
southeasttexas (Diary) Thursday, March 11th at 5:38PM EST (link)Just how much more “evidence” do the people of American have to have before they realize that the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the democracy upon which our nation exists is under attack? Inasmuch as so many look forward to coming elections to remove those from office who are leading this threat, what will it take to make them realize that our government leaders are acting so fast to effect the take-over than even the closest next election may be too late?
As I’ve said before, I truly fear for America as we know it.
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