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| Congress' Secret Plan to Pass Obamacare |
| 2009-10-09 |
| Leaders in the House and Senate have a plan to pass President Barack Obama's sweeping health care plan by Thanksgiving without any significant participation by the American public. CNS News has confirmed the details in our September 22nd titled "Passing a Shell of A Bill: Congress' Secret Plan to Ram Through Health Care Reform." Nicholas Ballasy reports "a senior aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told CNSNews.com that it is 'likely' that Reid will use H.R. 1586--a bill passed by the House in March to impose a 90-percent tax on bonuses paid to employees of certain bailed-out financial institutions--as a 'shell' for enacting the final version of the Senate's health care bill, which Reid is responsible for crafting." This story confirms the four part scenario that would railroad the bill through the Senate using a very unusual closed door procedure to craft the bill with no input from the American people. The four stage plan to pass Obamacare has been publicly confirmed and is ready to be implemented. The following is a comprehensive update: Step One: "The Senate Finance Committee will finish work on the marking up of Senator Max Baucus' (D-MT) conceptual framework for legislation by this Friday." Progress on this had been stalled and the bill was not passed by the end of last week. Foxnews.com is reporting that the Congressional Budget Office score of the bill will be released later today and a high score may further stall progress on the Committee's Vapor Bill. Senate Finance Committee's progress on passing something out of committee -- INCOMPLETE. Step Two: Next, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will take the final product of the Senate Finance Committee and merge it with the product of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee. CNSnews.com has confirmed that "the actual final text of the legislation will be determined by Reid himself, who will consolidate the legislation approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the still-unapproved legislation from the Senate Finance Committee. Reid will be able to draft and insert textual language that was not expressly approved by either committee." Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will write the final version of Obamacare to be considered in the Senate with no input from the American people. This is an extremely complex procedure that will not be done in public, or in the form of a hearing, or a public conference committee, and only Senator Harry Reid, some other Senators chosen by Reid and Obama Administration officials will be allowed to read the bill before the Senate debate starts. Merger of the bills -- IN PROGRESS. Step Three: Senator Reid will then move to proceed to H.R. 1586, a bill to impose a tax on bonuses received by certain TARP recipients. A senior aid to Senate Majority Leader Ried has confirmed that he will move to proceed to Senate Calendar Number 36, H.R. 1586, or another House passed tax measure, so the Senate can avoid the Constitutional mandate that tax bills originate in the House. Proceed to tax shell of a bill -- CONFIRMED. Step Four: This scenario would most likely be implemented after the Massachusetts state legislature gives Governor Deval Patrick the power to appoint a new Senator and that Senator is seated by the Senate. The Senate swore in new Massachusetts Senator Paul Kirk on September 25th. Change Law of Massachusetts to allow for interim Senator -- COMPLETE. The final step in this plan is for the House to take up Obama care, without amending the legislation, and then sending that bill directly to the President for his signature. Matt Cover at CNSnews.com reports "House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) won't rule out having the House vote on the Senate health-care bill without making any changes in it, which would allow the bill to go directly to President Barack Obama without having to pass through a House-Senate conference committee and another round of votes in the House and Senate--and a longer period of public scrutiny of what the text of the proposed law actually says." This scenario is in the process of being implemented and, if successful, it will result in Obamacare being on the President's desk in time for Thansgiving with minimal participation of the American public. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Steve you already do live in a banana republic. The miltary is the last group of Americans with the power and integrity to restore the republic - after that it's up to those like you and me. |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2009-10-09 12:25 |
| #4 Some time ago (I can't remember who or when) someone offered a proposal that would outlaw ANY and ALL amendments and riders to bills presented to Congress. The idea was to eliminate "hidden" legislation from being voted on, and as a result each bill would stand or fall on it's own merits. Maybe this proposal should become reality. |
| Posted by: WolfDog 2009-10-09 11:46 |
| #3 Um no, let's not ever involve our armed forces in political chicanery (air force tanker contracts excepted). I don't want to live in a banana republic. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-10-09 10:59 |
| #2 Vote them out, and have the US Armed forces frog march the pres and his choggies out of that white house for violation of oath and unqualifying bid. |
| Posted by: newc 2009-10-09 09:26 |
| #1 Hey I got news for you "Secret Planners", its called "Vote the B-stards Out" and it begins to take shape as soon as this BS passes in Congress. |
| Posted by: Black Charlie Ebbolung2304 2009-10-09 00:24 |