The House Democrats in Washington are planning a Saturday vote on the latest monstrosity of a health care bill. On Saturday. Dave Ramsey reminded his readers that the politicians in Tennessee tried meeting behind closed doors on a Saturday to try and pass a State income tax. Tennessee residents would have no part of those Saturday shenanigans and flocked to Nashville in droves, honking their horns, raising their fists in the air, shouting to the politicians that they did not want a State income tax. The result is that most of those politicians no longer hold office, they were voted out, and we do not have a State income tax.
Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann and the Tea Party participants are in Washington already being seen and making their voices heard.
Bachmann called the battle "the Super Bowl of Freedom," adding: "Nothing is more influential than an eyeball-to-eyeball meeting between a freedom-loving constituent and a member of Congress. Nothing scares a member of Congress more than freedom-loving Americans."
Heeding the call but unable to make the trip, some activists in Arkansas are planning to engage in what might be called a Fax Fight, besieging their elected officials via fax -- all at noon -- with demands to kill the healthcare bill. They are especially targeting Arkansas Democrat Mike Ross, one of the Blue Dog Democrats from swing districts where a vote for a healthcare bill with a public option could spell political trouble at home.
The Capitol phone system can probably handle the traffic. As for the political system, not so clear.President Obama is planning to lobby members of Congress personally Friday, touting a bill that has defined his first year in office. And House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, planning a Saturday vote, is corralling the Blue Dog Democrats, many sobered by Tuesday's election results. (LA Times Blog)
The AARP and the American Medical Association have endorsed the bill but that is no surprise. Neither the AARP or the AMA represent the majority of senior citizens or doctors, so I'm not concerned about them.
Word is that they do not have the votes yet to pass the bill. They are concerned about upcoming elections in 2010 and 2012.
Hit the phones, faxes, email, and let them know what you think. If possible go see them in person. Allowing this bill to be passed will be disaster for America's future.
Ron: I also like Bachmann. I think she can go far and I for one would support her. She reminds me a little of Sarah Palin, without the baggage.
Posted by: Debbie | November 05, 2009 at 04:36 PM
Doing these votes on Saturday is unusual and leads one to question the motives behind having such a vote on a weekend. Their is nothing urgent about this vote so one certainly must ask why Saturday. Well the weekends are slow news days and things have a tendency to go under the radar and this could be the true motive. Michele Bachmann is turning out to be quite a force in Republician politics and I personally think she has a great future there.
Posted by: Ron Russell | November 05, 2009 at 04:34 PM