The Slaughter rule

Today on Fox News Mark Levin discussed the Unconstitutional slaughter rule the Democrats are thinking about doing since they seem to not have enough votes for the Health Care.

What is the Slaughter Rule? The Slaughter solution attempts to allow the House to pass the Senate bill, plus a bill amending it, with a single vote. The senators would then vote only on the amendatory bill. But this means that no single bill will have passed both houses in the same form.

But this is Unconstitutional because in order for a bill to become law—hence eligible for amendment via reconciliation—the Senate health-care bill must actually be signed into law. The Constitution speaks directly to how that is done. According to Article I, Section 7, in order for a “Bill” to “become a Law,” it “shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate” and be “presented to the President of the United States” for signature or veto. Unless a bill actually has “passed” both Houses, it cannot be presented to the president and cannot become a law.

Now everyone who has watched school house rock, or I don't know passed high school civics knows this, yet our Congress seems to have forgotten the rules of which we are to play by. Are they brain dead or do they just not care? I seem to remember a 17 page document called the Constitution that Congress is supposed to follow, yet I don't think ANY of our elected officials have actually read it.

Remember to call your congressmen ALL day tomorrow

Senator Debbie Stabenow
Phone: (202) 224-4822

Gary Peters
Phone: 202-225-5802


I want health care reform but I want it done the right way, no back room deals, no kickbacks, no abortion funding, no lies, no public option. We want real reform that helps economic growth not hinders it. I want this Congress to focus on the real issues like; Iran, Afghanistan, Israel, the ECONOMY, and JOBS. Enough of the nonsense get these things done.

NOVEMBER 2nd, 2010 (A DAY OF RECKONING)

K L Daniels