Obama's Democrats move to pass health care reform unconstitutionally

CongressDaily reports on congressional Democrats' latest scheme to push ObamaCare across the finish line.

House Rules Chairwoman Louise Slaughter is prepping to help usher the healthcare overhaul through the House and potentially avoid a direct vote on the Senate overhaul bill, the chairwoman said Tuesday.

Slaughter is weighing preparing a rule that would consider the Senate bill passed once the House approves a corrections bill that would make changes to the Senate version.

The plan has been appropriately named the "Slaughter Solution" by John Boehner. Different groups of House Democrats are resentful of the Senate bill because it lacks restrictive abortion language and a public option. The Senate bill also contains controversial deals like the Cornhusker Kickback that House Democrats don't want to vote for. The Slaughter Solution would change congressional rules, magically considering the bill passed after the House voted to approve a series of corrections, rather than the actual bill itself.

The Slaughter Solution is also unconstitutional. The Constitution mandates that all revenue bills originate in the House. If Slaughter gets her way, the House will merely amend the current Senate bill, which means that the finalized ObamaCare legislation will have originated in the Senate. Obama's first major piece of legislation would become law unconstitutionally.