Who would have standing to contest the healthcare legislation on the basis of rules violation? Only a Member of the House or Senate? Would such a case be filed in the Federal District Court in D.C.? If so, I assume it would be appealed to the SCOTUS. I wonder how long it would take.
Excellent article, CB. Thanks.
The short answer is, no one. Parliamentary procedure is NOT subject to Judicial review, or least it never has been in the first 235+ years of the country.
The Judiciary isn't going to insert itself into this matter, I'd wager. Because of the Separation of Powers and Art. I, Sec. 5, the Judiciary isn't going to peak it's nose under the Congressional tent. Which means, we are in uncharted water here. The Democrats are turning the Constitution on its head, and there really isn't any way to undo it, other than at the ballot box.
This is where NOT having a fair and honest media is really going to hurt. If it were the Republicans making a mockery of the legislative process like the Democrats are now, the MSM would be going into convulsions. It literally would be the biggest story since Watergate. As it stands, it's clear that most of the traditional media is going to look the other way as SanFran Nan burns the Constitution.