-By Matthew J. O’Connor
We all know ‘the 800 pound gorilla in the room’ expression means, something that is being avoided despite its obvious presence. The healthcare legislation being pushed by the President and Congressional Democrats is about a corrupt and unconstitutional legislative process that has been characterized as much by a majority of Americans who now see President Obama and the Congressional Democrats as breaking the rules to secure passage of their brand of healthcare legislation.
The corruption and ugliness of the process has increasingly caught the attention of common everyday citizens who realize Washington is now playing a different game altogether. One which will affect: their relationship with their government, their liberty and the amount of taxes they pay. A game everyday Americans don’t want to pay detailed attention to but now have to because the stakes are just too high.
A certain unease has cast a pall over the current system in Washington for America common is losing faith in those entrusted to protect the American dream and enterprise.
This is where the story of the current Obamacare showdown is headed. It’s headed to the collective voice of main street. A 21st. century main street that is quite sophisticated, dialed-in and ready to be heard.
The 800 lb gorilla is speaking. Actually, squawking. Squawking 7500. Will the judicial branch hear the universal hijack distress signal . . . and act? Or will America be celebrating a new future independence driven holiday?
This is the 800 lb gorilla in the room story currently being played out in a “Kangaroo Congress.”
The Deeming of America
What a week last week. Through prerogative, I hereby “Deem” this past week a fail for our Constitution and Country after witnessing yet another 7 day spectacle of the White House and Congressional Democrats’ ”scorched earth” legislative approach in trying to foist their brand of healthcare (Obamacare) legislation upon the country.
The overwhelming majority of Congressional Democrats have surely proven their automaton status as a result of their wholesale promotion of the President’s “at-any-cost” pursuit to implement a socialist ideology into statutory law – within the land of the free and home of the brave.
After the Democrats faced the reality that they did not have enough votes in the Senate and House to pass Obamacare, we witnessed the Congressional Democrats deem it appropriate to break from Senate rules and protocol in moving from a 60 vote majority to a 51 vote majority (reconciliation route) and when the Democrat party caucus last week in the House fissured over the public funding of abortion, the powerful House rules committee chaired by Louise Slaughter (D.,NY) devised a “fix” deeming [what could not pass under standard House rules] as thus, passed under the new, “Slaughter rule.”
From the very beginning of this dastardly Obamacare legislation process, Congressional Democrats have closed debate and have secretly crafted their legislation even prohibiting the standard use of a “Conference Committee” to negotiate out differences between the Senate and House bills; why would they do such a thing? Answer: because they do not want to engage in any form of compromise – the Congressional Democrats have the power and as such are carrying out their plans and will not be deterred by either the dissenting will of the people nor apparently, the Constitution.
This should not surprise anyone on account of what we as a Nation witnessed this past summer with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her party faithful mocking America’s Tea-Party movement and anyone, for that matter, who simply chose to speak out against Obamacare at town-hall style meetings. Leading Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid to force voting on their individual Obamacare bills just hours after their release despite the bills being thousands of pages long: Obamacare bills originally passed late last year in a hurried up fashion in the still of the night so as to shield Democrat party House and Senate members from being influenced by their constituents back home; constituents who continue to be overwhelmingly against Obamacare.
The Congressional leaders of the House and Senate continue to Deem their legislative handling of Obamacare as proper and reasonable despite their untoward and unprecedented tactics and the will of the American people. And for all practical purposes, it appears President Obama, as the leader of the Democratic party, has given his AOK on the legislative machinations being employed to pass Obamacare.
For all of the political trickery we have endured over the past year on Obamacare, the week ahead is going to be quite a show as we witness the Congressional “DEEmocrats” continue to Deem their way over the will of the people. And in a new breaking twist to the story, the Congressional DEEmocrats have now lumped in with Obamacare, new legislation to take over the entirety of the student loan industry.
With the roll they’re on, I suspect the next item up on the DEEmocrats’ agenda will be legislation deeming all future elections in their favor . . . why not? They have the power.
I would imagine such legislation will be based on an argument of “efficiency.” I mean after all, asking the public to vote on their own is well, a lot to ask. Think of all the people that have to drive in to vote and all of the ”wrong” voting decisions that could be made . . . America go green, go DEEmocrat – let them do your voting – Deemed the safest form of protection against the constitution out there.
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Matthew J. O’Connor is the founder of Clarion Advisory, LLC , a politically conservative media production company and currently serves as the executive editor of ClarionAdvisory.com, a site featuring conservative political commentary and the continuous aggregation of national and international news covering politics and business.
Prior to forming Clarion Advisory, Matt worked within the commercial insurance industry, serving as a broker and vice president within a division of an international fortune 500 brokerage with offices based in Los Angeles, California.
Matt was born and raised in Minnesota and is a 1991 graduate of Saint John’s University. Matt currently resides in South Orange County, California with his wife Arlene, a clinical psychologist & consultant, and their three young children.
Matt’s passion is writing and publishing and advancing the conservative cause.
When not writing, Matt enjoys racing around after his children attending his sons’ baseball and soccer games and daughter’s dance and drama performances. And working on his hook in golf and newly re-discovered interest in downhill skiing.
Matt welcomes comments and can be reached at, editor@clarionadvisory.com.
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