if these bastards pull this crap I say we go occupy washington
Impeach those who fail to defend the Constitution
I expect a lengthy court battle that ends up in the Supreme Court. I also believe it is unconstitutional to tell Americans what produtts they have to purchase.
The process may be unconstitutional, but it's not unconstitutional for the reason you cite. You're leaving out two sentences from the paragraph you partially quote. The "But in all such Cases", refers directly and solely to cases where Congress is overruling a Presidential Veto.
I'm not sure who started this Art I, Sec 7 business, but it's insanely silly. For you to be accurate, every voice taken to pass legislation in either bicameral body, has been unconstitutional. If that's true, surely you can point to at least one case where such legislation passed by voice vote has been held to be unconstitutional, right. Can you even point to a single case that was brought, or that was granted cert based on your premise?
The Founder included in Art 5, the following paragraph...
"Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal."
Why would the Framers include this provision in Sec 5, only to demand that ALL votes be recorded in Section 7? Does that make any logical sense to you? It certainly doesn't to any Constitutional scholar that has ever actually studied the Constitution.
I will never speak or write the word Democrat again...
They are DEEMOCRATS.
Mark Levin and Landmark Legal have confirmed that they will assert a Constitutional legal challenge if this passes in this way.
SnakeDoc
Personally, I'd like to think that it's because behind closed doors, they're saying, "Pleasepleaseplease PLEASE try it!"
Shalom.
Thanks for your post. I find your discussion thoughtful and challenging and matches my thoughts. Here’s a questions I sent to askglennanything@yahoo.com: Dear Glenn,...
Even if the health care bill is passed, some say it would not withstand a constitutional challenge and the U.S. Supreme Court may throw out the law. There is the argument that that “Slaughter solution” is an unconstitutional avoidance of a direct vote on the healthcare bill, and the Senate’s proposed use of reconciliation is meant only for laws that are already in effect. Do you think these challenges are valid? Can you think of any other constitutional challenges?