My letter to Parker Griffith:

Under no circumstances are you to allow the Democratic majority to pass the “Slaughter Solution” which would let the House declare a bill passed without your having voted on it. It goes against every principle that representative democracy is founded upon. In fact, it would signal the end of representative democracy within the halls of Congress.

I’m not just asking you to vote against it. Put a stop to it. Be a politician. Persuade people. Make everyone understand that the Republicans will use the same tactic to cram through the bills most offensive to the Democrats when they regain the majority, if that’s what it takes.

Even if I were an ardent supporter of ObamaCare, I would still oppose this attempted coup. The principle is more important than any policy issue.

I can’t promise I will vote for you if you manage to block the Slaughter solution, but if you agree to abandon the legislative process, I can promise that you, and as many of your colleagues as electorially possible, will be out of a job come November. Assuming you don’t “deem” a Constitutional amendment extending your terms indefinitely.

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And the aftermath:

I am extremely disappointed in the results of tonight’s vote on ObamaCare.  Congress failed to listen to us, the People.  You acted against our strongly expressed desires to such extent that you can no longer be considered representative of us.

Until ObamaCare is repealed or overturned, the only thing I want you to do is obstruct.  I don’t care if you pass another bill, ever.  Require all bills to be read aloud.  Don’t allow anything to be done by unanimous consent.  Whatever you have to do.

If Congress is not going to act on behalf of the country, I want you to make sure it does as little as possible.

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