The Constitution REQUIRES that the votes on EVERY bill be recorded - NO EXCEPTIONS. Otherwise, the procedure violates the Presentment Clause of the Constitution.
If they vote on the "Slaughter Rule" and "deem" that the Senate bill is passed, they only have two options:
1. They DO NOT have their votes on the "Slaughter Rule" recorded in the House as votes for the Senate bill. In which case, the Senate Bill shall have NO votes recorded for it. So, EITHER the bill will be recorded AS NOT having a majority, in which case, IT CANNOT BE "DEEMED" passed. Or, they present the bill to the President for signature, without having anything recorded in the record - which is a DIRECT VIOLATION of Article I, Section 7.
2. If they DO record those votes as votes on the Senate bill in the Congessional Record - then they cannot hide behind Pelosi's skirts come election time [saying that they DID NOT vote for the Senate bill].
I believe they have the votes. The slaughter crap is a diversion.
That’s the way things worked way back when we still had a Constitution. We’re in a post-constitution era now....
Quoting Art 1 Sec 7 isn’t enough. Apparently there is more to this with the lawyers. I got smacked down on another thread by a Con lawyer for quoting this:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2472905/posts