A deeper question

Well, it looks like the "Slaughter Solution" is toast. Good. It SHOULD be. I haven't heard of much that's more unconstitutional than that piece of garbage. Sure, let's go ahead and pretend that we passed the Senate healthcare bill, and put it on the President's desk to sign. Then we'll work out the problems with it later.

Yep. I'm betting that if that had happened, there would never have been any changes made.

Just in case you're wondering, like I did, exactly HOW that great idea named the Slaughter Solution is unconstitutional, here it is. Article 1, Section 7.

"Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States;"

So every bill has to pass both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Strike one, Representative Slaughter.

"If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law.

That's two-thirds. Not a simple majority. Strike two, Senator Reid.

"But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively.

So all votes are counted, and recorded, so each Senator or Congressman (or Congresswoman - go Michele Bachmann!!!) will be ON RECORD as to which way his vote went. Strike three, Speaker Pelosi, you're out on this one!

But, you know, there is an even deeper question than whether the Senate Majority Leader, or the Speaker of the House, or Congresswoman Louise Slaughter of New York intended to violate the Constitution of our country. This is directly from Article 2, Section 1, Clause 8:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."



This particular oath was taken on January 20, 2009, and again on January 21, 2009.
I think that especially since it was taken twice, it would be even that much more important. Since the President didn't come out and speak against the Slaughter Solution, I think he may have been planning to sign the bill into law when it got to his desk. That's unconstitutional, Mr. President, and you SWORE to preserve, protect, and defend the very Constitution that's being threatened.