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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBREAKING: The House has invoked martial law. If the Senate passes skinny repeal, the House can vote
BREAKING: The House has invoked martial law. If the Senate passes skinny repeal, the House can vote on it without notice.
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Thrill
(19,178 posts)nolabear
(41,960 posts)SCATHINGLY.
hatrack
(59,584 posts)And then he'll vote to pass this piece of shit.
That'll be fun.
nolabear
(41,960 posts)Jesus, at least listen before you go ballistic.
hatrack
(59,584 posts)There is nothing they will not try, there is nothing they will not lie about.
Cardiac paddles, more adrenaline shots to the heart, intubation, heart-lung machine, they'll do whatever they can, whether legal or not, to keep this abomination "alive" long enough to ram it through so that they can fuck as many people as possible.
They're Republicans. It's. What. They. Do.
nolabear
(41,960 posts)XRubicon
(2,212 posts)Saying he will vote for it but only on the promise that the house won't pass it as is.
hedda_foil
(16,373 posts)Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)@ForgottenBeauty
The use of martial law refers to bypassing the typical procedure that requires the House to wait a day after the Rules Committee produces a rule establishing floor debate parameters before voting.
Instead, the House can now vote on the procedural measure on the same day.
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)onenote
(42,700 posts)it's a term used to refer to procedure where the House waives a standing rule that requires a day to pass before certain legislation can be taken up for a vote.
It's not a new thing and has been invoked on multiple occasions over the years both by Democrats when they controlled the House and by Republicans. More often by the Republicans.