Mark Levin Promises to Bring Pelosi's "Deem and Pass" Bill to Court (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, March 20, 2010, 9:01 AM
Conservative radio show host and author Mark Levin today Neil Cavuto today that he will bring the House “deem and pass” bill to court.
Despite what the state-run media is reporting, the Democrat’s use of the “Slaughter Rule” is unprecedented.
Chip Bennett reported this earlier:
Every legislative bill for which the House has used a self-executing rule in the past has already been considered, debated, voted on, and passed by the House.
In all uses of a self-executing rule, the House has never “deemed” as passed a bill on which it has not yet voted, but rather uses “deem and pass” in order to expedite passage of the Conference Report for a bill that has passed both House and Senate.
Thus, in all such cases, the Congressional record will show the results of the consideration of the bill. What is being “deemed” is merely that bill, as amended in Conference.
Pelosi did warn us earlier this week: “Kick open that door, and there will be other legislation to follow … We’ll take the country in a new direction.”
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Mikey commented:
God Bless Levine. He is my hero. If Pelosi and the idiots that follow her, think they can run around the Constitution. Good luck. Also, with Obama’s shout out at the State of the Union to the Supreme Court, this is probably good news for our side. Liberty NOT Tyranny. Thank you Mark Levine.
Always On Watch commented:
Using deem and pass to force health-care reform down our throats is a sort of test run. Pelosi said as much, didn’t she?
Sandy commented:
In addition to this being Unconstitutional this is immoral. John Boehner has asked Pelosi for a Roll Call Vote. All 300 Million Americans will be effected by this legislation, the least The House could do is stand up and be counted.
Mikey — Mark Levin is my hero too. May God give him strength.
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kate commented:
May it be betzhalacha, Mark .
Dell commented:
If Congress is legally permitted to “deem” legislation as passed, why can’t we simply DEEM our taxes as paid?
How the Slaughter Rule could possibly be anything less than un-Constitutional is totally beyond me.
These folks are toying with an all-out revolution in this country.
Major Kong commented:
Maybe things are going to fall apart for Pelosi and the dims anyhow.
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MTk1ZWIwYjRkMDA1MWNlYzdiNDJlODI4OTQzMmFiZGE=
MLM411 commented:
Thanks Jim! This is the best explanation I’ve seen thus far on the “self-executing” rule. Chip’s site has even more detail on the previous uses. Very educational.
If it weren’t for blogs like yours, I would only see the BS that folks like ABC, CBS, CNN, etc publish that say it’s okay because the Republicans have used it before….what a crock! Thank you for all you do.
**I wish I could be in DC today to take part in the march. Home with my girls for Spring Break, but I’m taking this time to educate them on the dirty politics of the Dems this week. They’re only 9 and 11 but they both know that every dime the government spends comes from the taxpayers (like their Dad and I). There are 40 year olds who don’t know this simple fact, thanks to our wonderful education system.
Bobbi commented:
tyranny, very simply.
Carol Herman commented:
The real hero is a heroine. She got through to Rush. She is a retired attorney. And, she pointed out to Rush that according to the rules, the House would have to record all the aye’s and nay votes. Article #5, in Amendment #1, comes before article #7. At least Boehner figured that one out! So, there’s gonna be a flurry of lawsuits if this passes.
Meanwhile, the pickle the house is in is similar to the pickle a republican from New Jersey (Rodino) faced when votes were being gathered to impeach Nixon. He’s the guy that had to go to the White House, to tell Nixon he was voting for Impeachment. And, this brought Nixon down. Nixon resigned.
The bamster isn’t as smart as Nixon. But at least he knows he’s about to lose more than Rahm, under the wheels of his bus. It’s as if hs bus now has a hole, inside. People just drop in, and through it. Hoping they won’t be considered the last one to vote, before the bus leaves the cliff. Or does it?
Gee, prior to Nixon’s resignation, John Dean was on TV. And, all the networks tossed the soaps, just so people could watch. And, people became transfixed.
Major Kong commented:
Anyone know of any live internet video feeds of the rally in D.C.?
Don Abernathy commented:
Levin going to court… no…… The Idea is to win
Levin would be like putting Tawana Brawley on the Bus instead of Rosa Parks
roflmao
squeaky commented:
from i own the world – another award winner.
another billboard to test the thin skinned one with a free swipe at that peanut guy…….
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=19831
Militant Conservative commented:
I “deem” the war has begun. Lock and load
Jennifer commented:
If healthcare is passed on Sunday, then Amnesty for Illegals will begin on Monday and rammed down our throats long before the Nov. elections. That’s just the way it’s going to be, because passing healthcare will make Obama dangerously powerful. He will be unstoppable. All your silly ‘lock and load’, ‘impeach’, ‘tyranny’, ‘war’ comments mean nothing.
squeaky commented:
[The crystal ball is still far too cloudy to predict whether or not Obamacare will pass, but it is not too soon to make some predictions....] when benefits become mandates and your lawyers always lose to theirs…….
http://article.nationalreview.com/428647/predictions/michael-tanner
greenfairie commented:
Sue, baby, sue.
Douglas commented:
There was a time when I was pretty good at math, so when I took debate, I would often hit, extemporaneously with money’s or with standards, and, apparently, you can invoke fiat for just about anything according to the rules of highschool competitive debate as long as it’s written on your opening statement.
I would get so infuriated, I would resign every debate when the opposition would invoke fiat.
This is governance by fiat. ” We will pass this thing that doesn’t exist, and will tell you what it means as it occurs, if even then, but it doesn’t matter because it was passed, and we won, you big fat losers. ” is how I read this entire process.
gsr commented:
Go Mark go! Here is a man who DEEPLY cares about our country, it’s Founding, traditions and the rule of law.
Sheila commented:
While Levin can be tiresome, I deeply appreciate his legal background, skills, and contacts. It’s refreshing to see a conservative with true passion, like Levin or Rush, but all of our elected representatives (beginning with McConnell and Cantor) lack such passion and are merely playing chess. Waiting until after the bill passes, or rubbing hands in anticipation of November election that may never be held (Hannity the cheerleader), is too late. Decline and fall.
Chip Bennett commented:
And just like that, the Slaughter Rule is dead!
Of course, the House still has the problem of voting to amend the Senate health care bill before actually voting on the Senate health care bill – which they will then, presumably, try to send to the President’s desk if passed.
So, I still see lawsuits aplenty if the House tries to amend the Senate bill, and then send the Senate bill to the President – since, clearly, the two chambers will NOT have passed the same version of the bill.
Carol Herman commented:
Pelosi blinked. Demon pass has been discounted. And, IF the House votes? Well, it’s a horse race. And, a popular horse can be bumped. Or its head can be put between an upcoming inner post, where it then falls down. And, gets shot.
Horse races by definition need to actually play out. While the bet? Well, the gates opened. So you can’t just take your bet off the table.
Mark Levin, however, will have nothing to bring to the Supreme’s, IF the House defeats the senate bill on an up and down vote.
Then? All the president can do is come out and say “while I have your attention, let’s start over.” What else can he do? Blow smoke in your face?
Pat the First commented:
Dems have decided not to use “deem and pass” for this abomination so Levin can rest. Now, we will know exactly who votes for this so-called bill.