Slaughter Solution – A trap for or against the opponents / supporters of Obamacare?

The question is this: "Obamacare – who is it a trap for?"

(Image H/T: NRO)

Is this the beginning of the end of the traditional relationship between citizens and their Government?  If indeed, as Jonah opines that this will turn citizens into clients, then the trap by Progressives will have been tripped.

Or, with the desperation shown by the DC Democrats in not having the votes, will it be what is being called the Slaughter Solution (a mind-numbing Congressional rules and Parliamentarian bending of such proportions that not only will our elected politicians have not read the bill, but they may well not have even VOTED for the bill before Obama signs it)?  It may not be Constitutional:

There is a constitutional issue raised by this procedure. Article 1, Section 7, of the Constitution states in part "Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the President of the United States." If the House does not vote on a bill, is it considered to "have passed the House of Representatives?"

The trap in this scenario?  House Rules Chairman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) has come up with a line of illogic that ends with this:

House members have come up with a unique way to structure a vote that attempts to avoid the House voting on legislation before it goes to the President.  First, the House Budget Committee will report out a reconciliation bill.  It is unclear as to whether the Stupak Amendment will be added.  This reconciliation measure would be reported for consideration by the House of Representatives as a whole.  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) would then package the Senate passed Obamacare bill and the House reconciliation measure into one measure.  The House rules committee will report out a rule that will allow the Senate passed Obamacare bill to pass the House without a vote.

Powerline has this quip:

This must be one of the cases described by Brecht in which it is time for the government to dissolve the people and elect another.

If this happens, and it becomes well known how the Dems did this, the only ones that will be well-pleased are those Progressives that sigh a sigh of satisfaction of progressing to that state of affairs whereby self-government may well be on the downside as they may have achieved their Nirvana – the "science" of politics as applied by experts."  

Voting?  Not necessary with Progressive desires – "we handle it all for you!".

And that Revolutionary War that we fought for individual Freedom?