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The White House is beginning its final push on health care this week, with senior adviser David Axelrod and press secretary Robert Gibbs making the rounds of the Sunday talk shows to express confidence that the bill will pass.
"We'll have the votes when the House votes, I think, within the next week," Gibbs said on "Fox News Sunday." "Whoever sits here at this time next week, I think will not be talking about health care as a proposal, but as the law of the land."
At least a few states are voting laws making illegal mandatory health care in their state.
13No law shall restrict a person's natural right and power of contract to secure the blessings of liberty 14 to choose private health care systems or private plans. No law shall interfere with the right of a person 15 or entity to pay for lawful medical services to preserve life or health, nor shall any law impose a
"We'll have the votes when the House votes, I think, within the next week," Gibbs said on "Fox News Sunday."
Here is what I believe is going to happen:
1) They are going to attempt it this week. If by say Wed it does not look like it is going to pass, it will by pass the normal means of passing and go right to Reconciliation, leaving out the Republican party members who oppose, only to include those that is willing to play ball. After a day in Reconciliation it would then be delivered to the Presidents desk for signature and made into law.