[kevao]

I wasn’t joking. I now remember some House republicans threatening to “blue slip” the Senate bill because of the taxes. But then the Dems got around it by claiming the taxes were fees.

Now that the fees are taxes again, we have a taxation bill which *unconstitutionally* originated in the Senate. I believe that that is spelled out sufficiently clearly in the Constitution to give even the most Liberal judge pause.

[rigelkentaurus]

I believe that that is spelled out sufficiently clearly in the Constitution to give even the most Liberal judge pause

Sorry, there is nothing contained in the Constitution that will ever give any "liberal" judge pause.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Now that the fees are taxes again, we have a taxation bill which *unconstitutionally* originated in the Senate. I believe that that is spelled out sufficiently clearly in the Constitution to give even the most Liberal judge pause.

Very lucid and cogent reasoning. Too bad it will be for naught when eventually Anthony Kennedy sides with Elena Kagan on a 5-4 vote supporting an opinion she based on precedent from Uzbekistan.

[CherylBower]

I only laughed because the whole process from beginning to end was illegitimate.