Washington Examiner: The Slaughter Solution

The National Examiner is reporting that Democrats are considering a new dirt ball tactic to pass Health Care in the House. Read on:

Would House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her fellow House Democratic leaders try to cram the Senate version of Obamacare through the House without actually having a recorded vote on the bill?

Not only is the answer yes, they would, they have figured out a way to do it, according to National Journal's Congress Daily:

"House Rules Chairwoman Louise Slaughter is prepping to help usher the healthcare 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."

Each bill that comes before the House for a vote on final passage must be given a rule that determines things like whether the minority would be able to offer amendments to it from the floor.

In the Slaughter Solution, the rule would declare that the House "deems" the Senate version of Obamacare to have been passed by the House. House members would still have to vote on whether to accept the rule, but House members would be able to say they only voted for a rule, not for the bill itself.

Would that rationale fly with the public? A blog post on House Minority Leader John Boehner's blog described the approach as a "twisted scheme."

How much fun will it be for Democrats representing congressional districts carried by John McCain in 2008 to be constantly reminded about the Cornhusker Bargain, the Louisiana Purchase, the Slaughter Solution, the death panels, $500 billion in cuts to Medicare, individual mandates, etc. etc.

I hope I live to see the day that many of these Democrats are found guilty of treason. What they have done for the last 45 years to this country is nothing short of that.

Comments

[GeorgiaDawg]

If you Demoncrats proceed with and up or down vote or the Slaughter solution, it all
comes with the warning from the American people, proceed with caution and danger
ahead...All you fartface constipated Hippo's can save a busload of campaign funds,
retire are simply don't run for re-election...I would rather be the party of no than the
party of lies,crooks,deciet and trickery to go around or bypass the proper channels
to pass a bill that over half of Americans don't like..

Lets limit Congress to two terms, one in office and one in jail...........

[ChrisP]

This is great news (not!). Can you imagine if the Republicans tried something like this? They would be crucified to no end.

[Bruce]

Gotta love the irony; "Slaughter" having a double meaning in this case. If that isn't bad mojo, I don't know what is.