According to Congress Daily, House Rules Chairwoman Louise Slaughter.

            "...is weighing preparing a rule that would

             consider the Senate bill passed once the

             House approves a corrections bill that would

             make changes to the Senate version."

The Washington Examiner explains that this will allowDemocrats to approve ObamaCare without actually voting on the bill:

            "In the Slaughter Solution, the rule would

             declare that the House "deems" the Senate

             version of Obamacare to have been passed by

             the House. House members would still have to

             vote on whether to accept the rule, but they

             would then be able to say they only voted

             for a rule, not for the bill itself."

+ + Dems escaping the "Catch 22"

The Slaughter Solution would allow Democrats to escape their "Catch 22." Simply put, the House must pass the Senate bill BEFORE the "reconciliation" tactic can be employed --  trusting that the Senate will actually do what is promised.

The "Slaughter Solution" solves that -- and gives House members an "out" because they never actually had to voteon the Senate ObamaCare bill.

+ + Pelosi says backroom deals "pretty close" to final

Whether by the "Slaughter Solution" or another means, it is clear that Democrats are rapidly pushing ObamaCare to a final vote. After yesterday's backroom deals, Speaker Pelosi said they were "pretty close" and Majority Leader Reid added:

            "[H]ealth reform is going to be done. We

            don't have it all worked out, but we made

            a lot of progress."

As I noted a few days ago, grassroots pressure from the Left has increased in recent days, not-so-coincidentally timed with this final push to pass ObamaCare.

+ + Three ways to let your voice be heard

#1 -- Send faxes right now

            If you want to get a message right now to your

            members of Congress and other key Congressmen,

            one of the best ways is our FaxFire system.

            Go here to schedule faxes:

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=25970&CID=122&RID=21458445

(As always, we provide all the information for you to send your own faxes if you prefer. Just click the above link.)

#2 -- Petition ADDENDUM opposing "Reconciliation" and other

      procedural tricks like the "Slaughter Solution"

We recently modified the text of the "Stop ObamaCare" petition you signed to reflect the concern over the use of procedural tricks like "reconciliation" to pass ObamaCare.

            If you would like this new language to be added

            to your petition, go here to approve the PETITION

            ADDENDUM. It takes just a few moments:

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=25971&CID=122&RID=21458445

Petitions from those concerned about reconciliation will be delivered to Congress prior to the upcoming vote.

#3 -- Call your Senators and Representative

It is your right as a citizen to contact your members of Congress and express your voice on this issue. Here are the numbers:

As always, if you want to network with other grassroots conservatives, be sure to visit our social networking site, ResistNet:

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=25972&RID=21458445

Thank you for your vigilance.

Your friends at Grassfire Nation

News Sources:

Washington Examiner:

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=25973&RID=21458445

AP (Philly Examiner):

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=25974&RID=21458445

John Boehner's blog:

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=25975&RID=21458445

National Journal's "Congress Daily" (pdf):

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=25976&RID=21458445

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