Here are forty Representatives to pressure
For what it’s worth, here are forty names judged to be on the HCR fence. You can call, write, and otherwise contact them in an attempt to increase the pressure. It’s especially important if you live in their districts, but anyone can join the fray.
I’m not sure whether the Pelosi smile and confidence right now are theater or not. I happen to think that she would not be scheduling a vote on Sunday if the thing weren’t already in the bag. But she’s certainly capable of that sort of bluff to increase the notion that it’s a done deal, and to discourage the opposition and encourage Democrats to get on that bandwagon and ride it.
So I think it’s still very worthwhile to make your voices heard in any way you can. By far the best thing would be to block this from happening, rather than to fight it afterward. But fight it afterward we will, if fight it afterward we must.
I noticed there’s a lot of letter-writing going on right now:
59,000 Catholic Sisters
Dear Members of Congress:
We write to urge you to cast a life-affirming “yes” vote when the Senate health care bill (H.R. 3590) comes to the floor of the House for a vote
I live in Jason Altmire’s district, and from what I’ve been able to find, he’s undecided. He voted no the last time, and says it was because of costs. When I contacted him, I made sure to point out the problems with the CBO estimate.
Anything sent to Capitol Hill via USPS gets screened for anthrax, which delays it for weeks.
The link was broke for me. I got a 503 error.
Try again, Barb. I got an error message once, but it worked the next time I tried.
Just again want to note that dickmorris.com has a similar list of “swing” Representatives at the following link, with phone numbers to both the DC and local offices of each reprsentative.
http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/2010/03/18/call-these-swing-congressmen-on-health-care/
Neo said:
I’m 100% with Neo. Lets fight this thing now. It may be that they have the votes, or maybe the really don’t . In any case don’t be disuaded by the physchological warfare now being conducted by the “it’s time to vote” Obama-Pelosi-Reid triumvirate.
I still think this can be defeated with the tools of electoral politics and the First amendment. It would be preferable to defeat it NOW, before it gets through. But if it does get through, “fight it afterward we will, if fight it afterward we must.”
Remember that even if it passes, it can be repealed. Remember the 1988 “debacle” over Catastrophic Health Care… which was enacted in 1988, but was so reviled by the American public that it was repealed on year later.
Remember also that the Republican Congress of 1994 ended welfare “as we knew it” after many years of its existence.
If it gets eneacted, against the will of the American people, its still not a done deal. But if we can nip it now, in the bud, it will be vastly better.
“If it gets enacted, against the will of the American people, its still not a done deal.
Totally agree. See, The Health-Care Wars Are Only Beginning: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704743404575127540906168462.html
“But if we can nip it now, in the bud, it will be vastly better.”
Short term? Undoubtedly. And it would mean the instant transformation of Obama into a lame-duck President. Might even stop or at least greatly lessen, the coming economic collapse of our economy.
Long term? The ‘Narrative’ will remain. See; Can republicans govern? http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/can-republicans-govern
We’re in a cultural/philosophical war. Battles will be fought and won or lost. But battles are not wars.