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Obama: Procedures Aren't Important; Vote Is 'For' Or 'Against' Reform
NPR ^ | March 17, 2010 | By Mark Memmott

Posted on 03/17/2010 1:13:59 PM PDT by Son House

President Barack Obama, in an interview due to be broadcast at 6 p.m. ET on Fox News Channel's Special Report with Bret Baier:

"I don't spend a lot of time worrying about what the procedural rules are in the House or Senate. What I can tell you is that the vote that's taken in the House will be a vote for health care reform.

And if people vote yes, whatever form that takes, that is going to be a vote for health care reform. And I don't think we should pretend otherwise.

"And if they don't -- if they vote against it -- then they're going to be voting against health care reform and they're going to be voting in favor of the status quo.

"So Washington gets very concerned with these procedures in Congress, whether Republicans are in charge or Democrats are in charge." (Excerpts provided by Fox.)

The procedures the president is speaking about involve "deeming" -- the process by which the House may "deem" the Senate version of health care overhaul legislation to have been passed, even as it votes on changes to that legislation.

The prospect of that process being used hasn't pleased Republicans.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; bho44; bhofascism; bhohealthcare; bhosocialism; bhotyranny; deemocrats; democrats; important; killthebill; obama; obamacare; procedures; reform; socialisthealthcare; tyranny
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To: onyx

Whoa....listening to an excerpt from Bret Baier’s interview with BHO- he got very testy with Bret.

He doesn’t care how it’s done.

I deem him unfit for the office he holds.


21 posted on 03/17/2010 1:25:15 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat veteran)
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To: Son House

Didn’t he take a vow to follow the constitution?


22 posted on 03/17/2010 1:25:19 PM PDT by angelcindy ("If you follow the crowd,you get no further than the crowd")
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To: equalitybeforethelaw

Affirmative Action babies don’t have to abide by the same rules that we do.


23 posted on 03/17/2010 1:25:29 PM PDT by roses of sharon (I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13)
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To: Son House
"Desperate President"

He is not going to turn any Fox viewers toward Obamacare.

24 posted on 03/17/2010 1:26:24 PM PDT by AU72
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To: throwback
Obama apparently thinks the rules that form a democratic republic are inconsequential.

How did this marxist freak EVER get elected?

Oh, that's right, the leftist press fell in love with his stupid stylin' and refused to vet that horrid arrogant creep.

25 posted on 03/17/2010 1:26:46 PM PDT by Republic (Stop the horrific liberals in congress before they destroy our nation.)
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To: SE Mom

He is truly unfit.

He doesn’t care how it’s done. Screw the Constitution he swore to uphold? !!!!

IMPEACH! IMPEACH them all.

Rebellion is coming.


26 posted on 03/17/2010 1:27:58 PM PDT by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: onyx
IMPEACH!

I am giving this foreigner NONE of my earnings....NONE.

27 posted on 03/17/2010 1:28:58 PM PDT by roses of sharon (I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13)
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To: Son House

If you have read the bill it is completely a maniacal grab at intimate control of each citizens life.

If this gets passed (so called), the only way he can maintain power is to suspend the elections. Lookout for the obamaites to create a so-to-speak great crisis.

Something smells!!!!!!!!


28 posted on 03/17/2010 1:29:06 PM PDT by PORD (People...Of Right Do!)
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To: roses of sharon

I’m with you! I’ve had it.


29 posted on 03/17/2010 1:30:31 PM PDT by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: Son House

Does he want to eliminate Miranda as well?


30 posted on 03/17/2010 1:30:50 PM PDT by paudio (Are you better off today than in 2006, when the Democrats took over the Congress?)
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To: angelcindy

Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution:

“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.”

HE LIED.


31 posted on 03/17/2010 1:31:23 PM PDT by roses of sharon (I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13)
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To: SE Mom

You’re right! The look on his face was priceless! From the short clip it looked like Bret was doing his best to not allow Obama to drone on and on. Apparently our President isn’t used to a journalist acting like a journalist.


32 posted on 03/17/2010 1:31:33 PM PDT by Mangia E Statti Zitto
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To: SE Mom

Bret said earlier in an interview that he (Bret) was a lot more confrontational in this interview than he normaly is. He was wanting answers - Obambi kept interupting.


33 posted on 03/17/2010 1:33:44 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: angelcindy
-- Didn't he take a vow to follow the constitution? --

Heh.

Anyway, as far as this "deemed passed" thing goes, I think that's a total non-issue. The Senate bill would be as much "deemed passed" if the House took it up and then started to amend it, as it will be if the House "deems" it passed, then orders it changed via a concurrent resolution.

The real unconstitutional meat isn't in the process used for passage, it's in the substance of the bill. Problem is, the nose has been under the tent for decades, see SCHIP, Medicare, Medicaid.

34 posted on 03/17/2010 1:33:49 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Mangia E Statti Zitto; Red_Devil 232

I see new Fox bashing coming from the White House in 3, 2, 1...


35 posted on 03/17/2010 1:36:35 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat veteran)
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To: mmanager
Maybe they can use a the deeming rules to pass an enabling act for Obama.
36 posted on 03/17/2010 1:40:26 PM PDT by Red Dog #1
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To: Son House
November can't come soon enough!!

If we can only make till then!

37 posted on 03/17/2010 1:40:46 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Son House

Well there you have it, The ends justify the means, could not be any clearer. This man is dangerous.


38 posted on 03/17/2010 1:41:08 PM PDT by jpsb
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To: Son House

In other words, the Slaughterhouse scam wasn’t going to work so let’s just sweep our attempt at it under the rug and pretend it never happened.


39 posted on 03/17/2010 1:41:47 PM PDT by chilltherats (First, kill all the lawyers (now that they ARE the tyrants).......)
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To: truthkeeper

Our legislators don’t vote for ideas, they vote for bills - specific language which may or may not become law. But if it does become law, it is the SPECIFIC LANGUAGE, not the original intent or idea, that we must live under.


40 posted on 03/17/2010 1:41:49 PM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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