Shouldn't a bill that is "the most important in a generation" be easier to get through Congress?
Take Medicare:
The bill went through more than five hundred amendments before being passed by majority vote in both the House (307-116) and Senate (70-24).
Note that this monstrous program was not passed 216-215 in the House, and 51-49 in the Senate. The Medicare bill in 1965 was clearly popular among a majority, no, a super-majority of Congressmen and Senators at the time.
Right now, Nancy Pelosi is scratching and clawing with all of her might to get to the magic number of 216 to pass this bill in the House. Even then, she's using methods that are not exactly what we learned in Civics class.
Shouldn't that tell us something about the quality of this bill?
If you haven't, please call Congressman Latham and let him know how you feel about this health care vote.
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