17Mar2010
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Obama and Dems are ready to disregard Constitution with Slaughter Rule; Mark Levin is ready as well… with a lawsuit
It’s come to this: ObamaCare, an unpopular and partisan bill, needs unconstitutional gimmicks such as the Slaughter Rule in order to pass, and citizens are ready to defend the Constitution against the former constitutional professor who was elected and sworn to uphold that pesky and inconvenient document.
Via Kathryn Jean Lopez and Erick Erickson:
Mark R. Levin, president of Landmark Legal Foundation, today issued a warning to the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives about the possible use of the so-called “deem and pass,” “self-executing,” or “Slaughter Rule” to enact H.R. 3590, the legislative version of President Obama’s healthcare proposal that has been previously approved by the Senate. If this tactic is employed, Landmark will immediately sue the President, Attorney General Eric Holder and other relevant cabinet members to prevent them from instituting this unconstitutional contrivance.
“Landmark has already prepared a lawsuit that will be filed in federal court the moment the House acts. Such a brazen violation of the core functions of Congress simply cannot be ignored. Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution is clear respecting the manner in which a bill becomes law. Members are required to vote on this bill, not claim they did when they didn’t. The Speaker of the House and her lieutenants are temporary custodians of congressional authority. They are not empowered to do permanent violence to our Constitution.”
Not only is it unconstitutional, the Slaughter Rule is politically disastrous and will be used dearly against congressional Democrats in the midterm elections. And when Obama’s #1 cheerleader, Chris Matthews, agrees on that point, you know it’s time to step back.
