Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a constitutional right that does not require a separate legislative act providing for a cause of action in order for a party to seek legal redress for violation of the right.
- adjective Of or relating to a legal provision, as in a contract or treaty, that is enforceable without the occurrence of preconditions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Needing no legislation to enforce it: as, a self-executing treaty.
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Examples
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The self-executing rule is to tie together the votes on the passage of both HR 3590 and the reconciliation package.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Balkin on the “Slaughter Solution” 2010
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When Republicans took power in 1995, they soon lost their aversion to self-executing rules and proceeded to set new records under Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.).
The Volokh Conspiracy » “It May Be Clever, but It Is Not Constitutional” 2010
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Section 3 of Article I, section 7 is not applicable as none of the 3 votes of the House taken pursuant to the self-executing rule themselves require concurrence of the Senate.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010
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If the House uses the self-executing rule, as I understand it, it will take a vote on a package of two bills.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Balkin on the “Slaughter Solution” 2010
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In the last Congress that Republicans controlled, from 2005 to 2006, Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier used the self-executing rule more than 35 times, and was no stranger to the concept of “deem andpass.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would “Deem & Pass” Survive Judicial Review? 2010
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The vote of the House, taken pursuant to the self-executing rule, that simultaneously passes the two bills, would essentially require concurrence of both houses, because the two bills require concurrence of both houses.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010
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(To the extent that this has happened with previous self-executing rules, they would also be questionable.)
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010
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Andrew says: gregspolitics: [Sub] Section 3 of Article I, section 7 is not applicable as none of the 3 votes of the House taken pursuant to the self-executing rule themselves require concurrence of the Senate.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010
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First, it seems to me that voting on a self-executing rule per se, or on the budget resolution in accordance with the Gephardt rule, is probably constitutional or, if unconstitutional, only technically so in the “no harm no foul” way of UCs and the like.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010
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I am not sure as to your point about self-executing rules.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would “Deem & Pass” Survive Judicial Review? 2010
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