White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was questioned by Fred Lucas of CNS News yesterday about whether the Slaughter Solution would be used to pass large bills in the future.
Gibbs' dancing around the question speaks volumes about Democrats' plans to get around Republicans in the future. The Slaughter Solution, also known as "deem and pass", is a congressional procedure by which a bill is deemed to be passed by the House if an amendment receives a majority vote. It's been used to ram bills through since the 1970s, but usually only on amendments to legislation. The latest proposed use on the entire package of reconciliation amendments to ObamaCare is unprecedented.
The health care battle has soured relations between both political parties. If Democrats want to pass anything in the wake of ObamaCare, they may have no choice other than deem and pass.
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