As House Democrats continue to try to secure enough votes to pass health care reform, some say they're considering avoiding a vote altogether. It's called the "Slaughter Solution." A name Congressional Republicans have given to procedure that could allow a bill to be considered passed without actually passing it.

"I want people to hear about this and contact her," said Conservative Blogger Debra J.M. Smith.

The so-called “Slaughter Solution," as Republicans have named it, would allow House Democrats to pass health care reform without taking a vote.

"It gets around, or circumvents, an up or down full House vote by simply considering the Senate bill already passed," said RIT Political Science Professor Ivan Kenneally.

Kenneally called the move brazenly unconstitutional.

"It's desperate. It's a way of saying, we clearly understand that we do not have the votes," Kenneally said.

A spokesperson from Slaughter's office told YNN the congresswoman is committed to passing comprehensive health care reform through a vote and that the so-called
"Slaughter Solution" was never considered a possibility.

“I don't think it's real. I don't think it will happen," said U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

Gillibrand says her Democratic colleagues in the House should hold an up or down vote on health care reform.

"I think we can pass this bill on the merits. The majority of the American people want this bill, and what I intend to do is call my House colleagues and lobby them to vote for this bill. And I'm eager to do that."

Kenneally said the “Slaughter Solution” was a real possibility, and there's a reason Democrats are backing away from it now.

"Given that it looks like it's going to fail on multiple fronts, it's probably best to abandon it as something like idol speculation," Kenneally added.

For Smith, it's an example of how far some elected leaders are willing to go.

"The reason it's so hard to push through is that the people really don't want it, that's why. And they're supposed to be representing the people. And they don't appear to care about that," said Smith.

Smith has taken her opposition to the Congressional health care reform bill to the Internet, and now writes for a conservative website. Slaughter's office released this statement: "The real Slaughter solution will come when the Congresswoman makes sure the health care bill gets a vote. That's the solution the American people are looking for."

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