The Wall Street Journal tells all.
The Rules Committee will meet on Saturday to set the rules for debate. Following the letter of the 72-hour rule would mean no vote before late Sunday, but Democrats have allowed themselves an out. "The Democratic leadership has declared 'martial law,'" Poltico.com reports, "allowing leaders to bring legislation straight to the floor on the same legislative day." That could mean a vote as early as Saturday, with a floor debate of just four hours. The public and members of Congress would have only 48 hours or even less to examine the bill.
Democrats are in a rush for two reasons. One, the longer they wait, the iffier their chances of assembling a majority of 216 House members. Two, they're also in a hurry because the Senate needs a minimum of a week of floor debate to pass the expected reconciliation bill full of legislative "fixes." With Congress set to begin its two-week Easter recess on March 26, Democratic leaders don't want members leaving town before the issue is settled, fearing a pummeling by angry constituents back home that will weaken their resolve.
Back to the question asked of the President last night, submitted by a viewer:
If this is such a good idea, why the need for these sorts of practices to get it passed?
Obama admitted he didn't care about the process, just the result.
Well, if your aim is to totally take over the culture, lock-stock-and-barrel, niceties about legislative procedure and the Constitution really don't matter that much.
OS has resisted that interpretation of Obama's behavior, because he does not want to go get fitted for his personal tin hat. But, given the brazenness of the behavior, how else can it be explained?
This sort of thing has been attempted a few times before, in Germany, Italy, France, Russia, Argentina...and has always ended in tears.
And poverty.
And war.
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