{"id":1499,"date":"2010-03-16T08:28:24","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T13:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=1499"},"modified":"2010-03-16T08:28:24","modified_gmt":"2010-03-16T13:28:24","slug":"bait-and-switch-democracy-at-its-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/16\/bait-and-switch-democracy-at-its-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Bait and Switch Democracy at its Best"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday that she may ram through the Democrats&#8217; health care legislation through the House via a brazen fraud.    The Washington Post <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2010\/03\/15\/AR2010031503742_pf.html\">reports:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>After laying the groundwork for a decisive vote this week on the Senate&#8217;s health-care bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Monday that she might attempt to pass the measure without having members vote on it. <\/p>\n<p>Instead, Pelosi (D-Calif.) would rely on a procedural sleight of hand: The House would vote on a more popular package of fixes to the Senate bill; under the House rule for that vote, passage would signify that lawmakers &#8220;deem&#8221; the health-care bill to be passed. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;No matter how cynical you get, it&#8217;s impossible to keep up,&#8221; as Lily Tomlin quipped. <\/p>\n<p>If this sham is actually used, then Congress may need to appropriate an extra $100 million for &#8220;public education&#8221; programs to teach people to think positively about democracy. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday that she may ram through the Democrats&#8217; health care legislation through the House via a brazen fraud. 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