There has been a debate over the last month or so about using the “Nuclear Option” in order to pass the Democrat’s version of Health Care Reform.

The Nuclear Option in this case is something called Reconciliation.

The reconciliation process is used on budget bills.  It changes vote needed in the Senate to halt debate from the usual 60 to 51.

Charles Rangel, the Democrat Head of the House Ways and Means Committee, certified House Bill 3200 as ready for reconciliation.  This is the House version of the Health Care Bill.  It is not a budget bill and is not supposed to be the kind of bill reconciliation is used for.

Certifying the Health Care Bill as ready for reconciliation prevents any amendments.  This means the House Health Care Bill will have all the problems that caused the near riots this August.  The Democrats have basically told the American People that voiced their concerns with the House Bill “Screw You!”  They have decided to ignore the American people and do it their way.

After all, they’re smarter than their constituents and know what’s best for them.  And they’ll give it to them even if it means using a method not meant to be used with ordinary legislation in order to shove it down their throats.

The Democrats think people were hostile this Summer?  Wait tell they pass this debacle using budgetary procedures.  If they pull this stunt, there might be an actual riot.

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