d.williams wrote:
"Swingman" wrote in message
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... I'm going to balance my check book.

By virtue of that process I will "deem" that all my bills have
therefore been paid in perpetuity.

Hell, if it works for Nancy, et al ...

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A "deeming resolution" is perhaps a scuzzy, gutless approach to
legislation. So it shouldn't be surprising that the Republicans used
it 36 times in 2005 qnd 2006 when they controlled the House, and
Democrats used it 49 times in 2007 and 2008. It's interesting that
now, when it concerns a very high profile piece of legislation. it's
painted as a new "unconstitutional" flaunting of the rules. As if any
of them had any regard for rules and fairness in the first place,
there's an agenda in Congress, and it ain't aimed at doing what's
best for me and you.

A "deeming resolution" was used THREE times (not 36) during the 109th
Congress (Jan 2005 - Jan 2007) and only ONE of those moved a bill (H.R. 653,
S.1932) to the president's desk. The Democrats claim the rule has been used
18 times since the 101st Congress (beginning Jan 1989). Of these 18, only
FOUR bills in 21 years were moved to the president's desk:

H.J.R 45 - Raising the debt limit in the 111th Congress,
S. 1932 - Deficit Reduction Act in the 109th Congress,
S. 4 - The line item veto act, 104th Congress, and
H.R. 1 - The Family Medical Leave Act, 102nd Congress

All of the rest either failed , were matters entirely within the function of
the particular house (i.e., appointment of Sergeant at Arms), or, more
often, were part of the "Gephardt Rule" (House Rule XXIII) for raising the
debt limit.

Bottom line: The "Slaughter Solution" is unprecedented in its application,
breathtaking in its contemplated use, beyond comprehension in its content,
and, as you said, scuzzy beyond description.