Has this ever happened before when there was a Senate held by one party and a House held by the other? Bills being gutted and essentially replaced but keeping the same bill number? Turned into their opposite even? For political hay?
Yes, yes, yes and DUH.
Well yah,
Neo-marxist senate leader Reid gutted a House bill entirely and replaced it with the ACA,aka,obamadeathcare.
The House bill was similar but nevertheless
LOL!
something I looked up the other day for someone here (they were not impressed):
“...(S. 115) ‘‘To modify the act of the 14th of
July, 1832, and all other acts imposing duties on imports,’’ introduced by Mr. Henry
Clay, of Kentucky, February 12, 1833.6 Objection was made by Mr. John Forsyth,
of Georgia, and others, that the bill was not constitutional, as the Senate did not
have the power to originate such a bill.7 The bill was considered and carried to
a third reading, when, on February 26, it was laid on the table,8 the bill of the
House (H. R. 641) being received in the Senate at that time. This House bill had
originally been reported on December 27,9 but, on February 25, on motion of Mr.
Robert P. Letcher, of Kentucky, the Senate bill proposed by Mr. Clay had been
moved as a substitute and adopted, retaining, however, the House number10 This
bill passed the Senate and became a law.11”
Hind’s Precedents Chapter XLVII pg 943
The ‘LOL!” is at the coincidence, not the question.