Joe Wilson

A national health care restructuring bill is more likely to become law this week. Democrats, and U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, are considering a tactic called “deem and pass,” which would fast-track the Senate bill to a full vote.

Republican Joe Wilson says the move is a smoke and mirrors way for Democrats to avoid taking a tough vote on the Senate version of the healthcare bill: “Sadly, for the American people it violates the Constitution. Article one, section seven requires legislation requires the vote of the House and the Senate. They are trying to use a legislative trick, a gimmick. Even the liberal Washington Post today editorialized that it was a dodgy way to reform health care. But, what it achieves is that people who vote for the bill can claim they didn’t vote for the bill,” says Wilson.

Wilson says “deem and pass” symbolizes the struggle between politics and government.

“And that is between big government, which Mrs. Pelosi promotes, and limited government, that I, Henry Brown, Jim DeMint, and even Lindsay Graham promote. We are for limited government. America has prospered because of limited government, not by big government. This really is a power grab, this is not about health care, it’s about politicians having power over life and death,” says Wilson.

by Michael Brown
South Carolina Radio Network

One Response to “Wilson calls “deem and pass” unconstitutional”

1. Bruce Reynolds says:

   March 19, 2010 at 1:29 am

   Joe
   What ever it takes ,what ever you have to do, just do it and stop these bastards. You are the only one who has had the balls to call it as it is and now is not the time to back down.

   Revolution is around the corner and South Carolina will again be a leader. If the Federal Government passes this bill I would hope that the state will some how pass a law to not comply with it.