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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Let A Million Amendments Bloom
Posted by: Hugh Hewitt at 9:23 AM
Given that the proposed use of reconciliation is an illegitimate use of the procedure, the Senate GOP ought to be preparing to counter the jam down with a flood of amendments, each one of which requires an up or down vote. The prospect of thousand, or tens of thousands, or perhaps even a million amendments and the resulting spectacle of a Senate paralyzed by endless roll call counts should worry Democrats much more than Republicans as the American public doesn't want Obamacare, and a last ditch stand to stop it via a blizzard of amendments will put the spotlight on the bill and its many flaws. It will also show a Republican leadership willing to fight to stop this radical rewrite of the rules of American medicine,
But where to get thousands and thousands of draft amendments? This is the joy of the internet. If the NRSC is on its toes, it will already be setting up a site where visitors can draft and submit their own amendments for use in the process. (The NRSC website is already accepting input on the topic.) Some of the draft amendments will be inspired and informed as experts weigh in. Some will be absurd. Some no doubt will be vulgar or obscene as trolls invade.
But the vast bulk of them would come from ordinary Americans with ideas on how to reform health care. The NRSC staff can suggest drafting guidelines consistent with the Senate's rules, but then turn the input switch on and let voters have their part in the amendment process. What's a hundred thousand up-or-down votes between friends? Speaker Pelosi demanded "a simple majority vote" after all, so she should get an avalanche of simple majority votes.
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http://hughhewitt.com/blog/g/a3681ba1-4e4a-4959-8860-26e5a551c652
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Submit your amendment here...
http://www.nrsc.org/healthsummit
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Let A Million Amendments Bloom
Posted by: Hugh Hewitt at 9:23 AM
Given that the proposed use of reconciliation is an illegitimate use of the procedure, the Senate GOP ought to be preparing to counter the jam down with a flood of amendments, each one of which requires an up or down vote. The prospect of thousand, or tens of thousands, or perhaps even a million amendments and the resulting spectacle of a Senate paralyzed by endless roll call counts should worry Democrats much more than Republicans as the American public doesn't want Obamacare, and a last ditch stand to stop it via a blizzard of amendments will put the spotlight on the bill and its many flaws. It will also show a Republican leadership willing to fight to stop this radical rewrite of the rules of American medicine,
But where to get thousands and thousands of draft amendments? This is the joy of the internet. If the NRSC is on its toes, it will already be setting up a site where visitors can draft and submit their own amendments for use in the process. (The NRSC website is already accepting input on the topic.) Some of the draft amendments will be inspired and informed as experts weigh in. Some will be absurd. Some no doubt will be vulgar or obscene as trolls invade.
But the vast bulk of them would come from ordinary Americans with ideas on how to reform health care. The NRSC staff can suggest drafting guidelines consistent with the Senate's rules, but then turn the input switch on and let voters have their part in the amendment process. What's a hundred thousand up-or-down votes between friends? Speaker Pelosi demanded "a simple majority vote" after all, so she should get an avalanche of simple majority votes.
[snip]
http://hughhewitt.com/blog/g/a3681ba1-4e4a-4959-8860-26e5a551c652
DO IT. Help save Our Great Country
Submit your amendment here...
http://www.nrsc.org/healthsummit
