Article I Section 7

Article I Section 7 (U. S. Constitution)

"Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by Yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law."

Yesterday the Washington Examiner reported that the Landmark Legal Foundation (the president of which is Mark Levin) is planning to file a lawsuit in federal court if the House of Representatives uses the "Slaughter Solution" to pass healthcare reform.  The initial filing is posted in a link in the Washington Examiner article. 

Our Constitution forces Congress to vote on items that become law.  In this way, we can hold them accountable and vote accordingly.  It seems to me very telling that the House does not trust the Senate to change the bill after the President signs it and it becomes law (the Constitutional way to pass a bill) and that the members of the House are unwilling to go on the record as supporting the Senate bill.  It seems to me that the logical solution here is to scrap the bill and start all over.  The logical alternative to the 2000+ page disaster currently in Congress is the "Small Bill" detailed here (rightwinggranny.com) on February 22.  Congress has wasted more than a year on this.  To start over with the Small Bill would add less than two months to the process if it were done openly and honestly.  I think the American people would support this as an alternative to what is happening now..