No Change Clause in Healthcare Bill – This is SO Wrong!
The following bit of news comes from The Jawa Report, December 22, 2009.
Wow, Congress Writes “No Change” Clause in Healthcare Bill
Confederate Yankee:
The language of Section 3403 seems rather explicit:
SUBSECTION.—It shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to consider any bill, resolution, amendment, or conference report that would repeal or otherwise change this subsection.
Ed Morrissey’s take is that Congress lacks the Constitutional authority to bind the decisions future Congresses can make, which would including passing new laws, amending existing laws, or repealing laws. Reid is demanding not just power over the current Congress, but any future Congress as well.
Seems like we find out more little jewels of despair from this Frankenstein Health Care bill that the Socialist Democratic Party is shoving down Uncle Sam’s throat every day. A No Change clause?! Give me a freakin’ break!
My take on this is that someone will sue the U.S. government over this illegal amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I also wonder if in 2010, if the American people vote these bums out of office, that everything done for the past 2 years can be undone. Like the spending bills. IF they were rolled back would our national debt automatically go down. Cut in half I hope – at least.
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