The Republican House of Representatives Is More Responsible For The Lack of "Doing" in Washington

I do not know if pro meant to forfeit round three or not, but I would like to point out that pro has missed their chance to rebuttal my main arguments made in round two. Pro may only rebut my rebuttals made to their main argument that I will make in this round. This is per pro's own debate rules stated in round one. I would also like to argue that pro should forfeit the conduct point because of their forfeit of a round, but this is clearly up to the voters to decide. I will make my rebuttals to pro's main arguments in this round. I will put pro's argument in bold to make it more clear to see both sides.1. "But, when the Republicans gained control of the House for the 112th Congress, the number of laws passed fell to a mere 61. This was caused, mainly, by the House refusing to pass anything supported by Obama to win small, unimportant victories. "Really, only 61 bills were passed? I fully disagree with this number. The House for the 112th Congress passed a total of 149 bills, not just the 61 pro states. This can be clearly seen by the congress summary of the 112th Congress. I took the pain of counting each bill that stated "Passed in House" or "Agreed in House". . http://www.congress-summary.com...2. "The Republican House knows it has no chance to repeal ObamaCare, as the President would veto any bill that make it to his desk. Still, they have voted to repeal ObamaCare 40 times. "Of course the Republican's are going to fight ObamaCare (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act). ObamaCare will force everyone to purchase healthcare, or face a huge fine by the government. It will also set how high an insurance company can charge for prices. You will end up paying just as much as someone that is high risk for healthcare. Is this really fair? Also, ObamaCare is unconstitional. Most people are not aware of Article 1, Section 7 of our constitution. This article and section states how bills for raising revenue, which ObamaCare is such a bill, must be introduced in congress. All bills for raising revenue must start in the House. ObamaCare started in the U. S. Senate. Therefore, by Article 1, Section 7 of the constitution, ObamaCare is unconstitional, and must be repealed. . http://www.yourhoustonnews.com... . http://www.usconstitution.net... 3. "The Republicans have used the filibuster to expire laws they don't like without using a vote. They give speechs until Congress can no longer vote on the bill because they aren't in session. This defeats the purpose of a legislative body that votes on laws, because the minority can delay the vote till the bill expires. " Ok, I will agree that a filibuster does slow down the process of passing a bill through congress, and getting that bill to the President's desk. However, is slowing down a bill always a bad thing? I would say no. The filibuster allows the majority party to stop and really pay attention to the objections, and concerns being made by the minority party. Without the filibuster, the majority party would be able to pass their agenda very quickly without paying attention to the concerns of the minority, and needs of the american people. . http://blogs.investors.com...