http://xrlq.com/2010/03/18/on-the-self-executing-rule/ Politische Kommentare mit Snarkenremarken Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:50:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://xrlq.com/2010/03/18/on-the-self-executing-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-563056 tgirsch Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:28:01 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2010/03/18/on-the-self-executing-rule/#comment-563056 "Deem-and-pass" turned out to be a rope-a-dope anyway. .-= tgirsch´s last blog ..<a href="http://leanleft.com/2010/03/31/quote-of-the-day-2010-03-31/" rel="nofollow">Quote of the Day, 2010-03-31</a> =-. “Deem-and-pass” turned out to be a rope-a-dope anyway.
.-= tgirsch´s last blog ..Quote of the Day, 2010-03-31 =-.

]]> http://xrlq.com/2010/03/18/on-the-self-executing-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-562938 Xrlq Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:26:01 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2010/03/18/on-the-self-executing-rule/#comment-562938 If they "deemed" the Senate bill and sent the deemed version to Obama for his signature, I agree that the result would be patently unconstitutional. It would also be political suicide for all of the Reps who were banking on not having to admit they voted for the Senate bill if they really did (i.e., ostensibly voted for something else, but with knowledge that doing so would make the vote they DIDN'T support, pass). Fortunately, it now looks like <a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100320/D9EIHK580.html" rel="nofollow">we're not going to find out.</a> If they “deemed” the Senate bill and sent the deemed version to Obama for his signature, I agree that the result would be patently unconstitutional. It would also be political suicide for all of the Reps who were banking on not having to admit they voted for the Senate bill if they really did (i.e., ostensibly voted for something else, but with knowledge that doing so would make the vote they DIDN’T support, pass). Fortunately, it now looks like we’re not going to find out.

]]> http://xrlq.com/2010/03/18/on-the-self-executing-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-562920 Craig Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:27:10 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2010/03/18/on-the-self-executing-rule/#comment-562920 There is a good chance that the senate bill is the final version, since the reconciliation bill could very well be shot full of holes in the senate and die. There is a good chance that the senate bill is the final version, since the reconciliation bill could very well be shot full of holes in the senate and die.

]]> http://xrlq.com/2010/03/18/on-the-self-executing-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-562919 Craig Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:24:20 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2010/03/18/on-the-self-executing-rule/#comment-562919 It also means that the current senate Bill will be signed into law by Obama without the house voting on it when and if the reconciliation bill is shot full of holes in the senate and fails. The only reason they are using slaughter is because they don't have the votes to pass the senate bill, yet it stands a good chance of "passing" and becoming law. It also means that the current senate Bill will be signed into law by Obama without the house voting on it when and if the reconciliation bill is shot full of holes in the senate and fails. The only reason they are using slaughter is because they don’t have the votes to pass the senate bill, yet it stands a good chance of “passing” and becoming law.

]]> http://xrlq.com/2010/03/18/on-the-self-executing-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-562896 Phelps Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:24:02 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2010/03/18/on-the-self-executing-rule/#comment-562896 I think the dispute only really arises from the belief that this means that the senate can reconcile with a simple majority (which I think the senate parliamentarian has said can't happen.) I think the dispute only really arises from the belief that this means that the senate can reconcile with a simple majority (which I think the senate parliamentarian has said can’t happen.)

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