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Originally Posted by Prudence
Oh yeah... I forgot to mention I dont like the way he passed the bill to begin with.. it was underhanded without congressional approval, thats why it ended up on the surpreme court floor to begin with. That is not how this country is run. You dont go into a debat room in the middle of the night and come out with new laws while the lawmakers slept. I dont see this as a conservative or democrat issue.. its a process issue. And thats scarry to me.
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May I ask how a bill became law 'without congressional approval'? The President cannot pass a law without Congress. In fact, the President cannot even bring a law to the floor of Congress!
On 24 Dec 2009, it passed the Senate 69 - 30
On 21 March 2010 it passed the House 219 - 212. So how are clear majorities in both houses passed without the approval of Congress?
The reason why the law ended up in the Supreme court was about the individual mandate NOT because it wasn't passed through Congress but somehow became law even though no Federal law can come into existence without the consent of Congress.
Thanks in advance for your response.
Cheers
Aj