From Grassfire on the vote for Obamacare - Louise Slaughter - watch out for this one

Grassfire Nation News Alert
ObamaCare--"Slaughter Solution"
3/11/2010


The buzz on Capitol Hill is that the Democrats are now
considering what is being called the "Slaughter Solution"
that will allow ObamaCare to be signed into law WITHOUT
HOUSE MEMBERS EVEN HAVING TO VOTE.

According to Congress Daily, House Rules Chairwoman
Louise 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."

The Washington Examiner explains that this will allow
Democrats to approve ObamaCare without actually voting
on the bill:

           "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 they
            would then be able to say they only voted
            for a rule, not for the bill itself."

+ + Dems escaping the "Catch 22"

The Slaughter Solution would allow Democrats to escape their
"Catch 22." Simply put, the House must pass the Senate bill
BEFORE the "reconciliation" tactic can be employed --
trusting that the Senate will actually do what is promised.

The "Slaughter Solution" solves that -- and gives House
members an "out" because they never actually had to vote
on the Senate ObamaCare bill.

+ + Pelosi says backroom deals "pretty close" to final

Whether by the "Slaughter Solution" or another means, it
is clear that Democrats are rapidly pushing ObamaCare to
a final vote. After yesterday's backroom deals, Speaker
Pelosi said they were "pretty close" and Majority Leader
Reid added:

           "[H]ealth reform is going to be done. We
           don't have it all worked out, but we made
           a lot of progress."

As I noted a few days ago, grassroots pressure from the Left
has increased in recent days, not-so-coincidentally timed
with this final push to pass ObamaCare.

+ + Three ways to let your voice be heard

#1 -- Send faxes right now

           If you want to get a message right now to your
           members of Congress and other key Congressmen,
           one of the best ways is our FaxFire system.
           Go here to schedule faxes:

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=25970&CID=122&RID=22464370

(As always, we provide all the information for you to send
your own faxes if you prefer. Just click the above link.)

#2 -- Petition ADDENDUM opposing "Reconciliation" and other
     procedural tricks like the "Slaughter Solution"

We recently modified the text of the "Stop ObamaCare" petition
you signed to reflect the concern over the use of procedural
tricks like "reconciliation" to pass ObamaCare.

           If you would like this new language to be added
           to your petition, go here to approve the PETITION
           ADDENDUM. It takes just a few moments:

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=25971&CID=122&RID=22464370

Petitions from those concerned about reconciliation will
be delivered to Congress prior to the upcoming vote.

#3 -- Call your Senators and Representative

It is your right as a citizen to contact your members of
Congress and express your voice on this issue. Here are
the numbers:

Sen. Nelson          202-224-5274

Sen. LeMieux          202-224-3041

Rep. Boyd         202-225-5235

As always, if you want to network with other grassroots
conservatives, be sure to visit our social networking site,
ResistNet:

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=25972&RID=22464370

Thank you for your vigilance.


Your friends at Grassfire Nation

News Sources:

Washington Examiner:

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=25973&RID=22464370

AP (Philly Examiner):

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=25974&RID=22464370

John Boehner's blog:

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=25975&RID=22464370

National Journal's "Congress Daily" (pdf):

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=25976&RID=22464370

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