I think this whole thing stinks to high heaven. The worst part (of many, many bad parts) is the "deeming" part of it. If you haven't been paying attention, from what I understand, the House wants to pass a rule change that if you vote for a related bill, it "counts" for voting for the Senate health care bill (or as they say, they will "deem it passed" even though they didn't vote on the health care bill).
This is blatantly unconstitutional. Look up Article 1 Section 7. Each house must pass the same bill. They must vote on the bill. Not even a word can be different. The argument of "it's been done before" is crap. That just means the other times it was done was wrong too.
If they want to pass this crap sandwich, why are they afraid to put their names beside their vote? Why try to hide it? They know it is wrong and just want to keep their jobs, that's why. But people are paying attention now, and these little maneuvers won't hide who actually voted for the rule change.
If Speaker Pelosi says this passes in this way and President Obama signs this piece of paper (which isn't a bill, so his signing it won't make it a law, though they will try to enforce it as a law) there will be lawsuits filed immediately.
If the courts decline to take it up, I am honestly afraid of anarchy...of a backlash never seen before. If Congress doesn't have to follow the Supreme Law of the Land, which they took an oath to uphold and defend, then what the hell good are any laws?
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