Isn't there supposed to be a final "up or down" vote on ObamaCare?

Yes...that's a good question. From the Senate Republican Communications Center:

The President Calls For An "Up Or Down Vote" While The Speaker Crafts A Strategy To Avoid One

PRESIDENT OBAMA: "I Believe That Congress Owes The American People A Final Up Or Down Vote On Health Care Reform." (President Obama, Remarks, 3/10/10)

SLAUGHTER SOLUTION ATTEMPTS TO "PASS THE MEASURE WITHOUT HAVING MEMBERS VOTE ON IT"

"After Laying The Groundwork For A Decisive Vote This Week On The Senate's Health-Care Bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Suggested Monday That She Might Attempt To Pass The Measure Without Having Members Vote On It." ("House May Try To Pass Senate Health-Care Bill Without Voting On It," The Washington Post, 3/16/10)

REP. NANCY PELOSI (D-CA): "But I Like It … Because People Don't Have To Vote On The Senate Bill." ("House May Try To Pass Senate Health-Care Bill Without Voting On It,” The Washington Post, 3/16/10)

"The Virtue Of This, For Pelosi's Members, Is That They Don't Actually Vote On The Senate Bill." ("Nancy Pelosi's Strategy For Passing Health-Care Reform," The Washington Post, 3/15/10)

WASHINGTON POST: Tactic "Never" Been Used "To Pass Legislation As Momentous As The $875 Billion Health Care Bill." "The tactic -- known as a 'self-executing rule' or a 'deem and pass' -- has been commonly used, although never to pass legislation as momentous as the $875 billion health-care bill." ("House May Try To Pass Senate Health-Care Bill Without Voting On It," The Washington Post, 3/16/10)

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