I called and emailed Senator Cornyn asking what he is doing to kill this bill and have not received a reply yet. I am afraid the Republicans might let this thing pass to have more ammunition in 2010 to win more seats. If the GOP doesn’t take a stand then they can count me out for support.

Texas Secession – better now then get screwed up like the rest of he country.

And if the leaders of both our parties have succumbed, as it’s starting to look, then our 222+ year experiment in Constitutional representative democracy will not end well. Or at least no deliverance and restoration without unprecedented human suffering.

Those people we call our senators are going to hand America to the Democrats on a silver platter! All the work we’ve done to try and stop the Dems is going down the tubes due to those idiots!
All the current GOP is worried about is power, not the voters, and not America. Until we get some honest people in to replace them they are going to keep on giving in to the Democrats.

Says some good thing but in a not very smart way.

in the House and Senate next year but it may be too late.

How the Hell do we communicate the simple, but urgent message, KILL THE BILL?

WTH is with these guys? Can they not hear the majority of the nation shouting NO!?

I call, write, and call some more. What more can I do?

I live in AR and am doing as much as I can to get someone to bring Lincoln up on some kind of charges if she votes for this bill against the wishes of the large majority of her constituents. But how can I influence Republicans?

The Federal government needs its wings clipped. It’s well past time to return the bulk of power back to the states where politicians are more accountable to the people they represent.

What makes me so mad at the Democrats is not that they’re trying to push nationalization of health care but that they know We the People don’t want it but are forging ahead in spite of what we want. I sometimes feel like I’m being stalked by someone intent upon enslaving me.

We Red state conservatives will NOT become anyone’s indentured servant nor dragged involuntarily into socialism. I wish I could get that through the thick skulls in DC.

If Obamacare succeeds in getting passed I’d like to see conservatives work tirelessly to have it nullified by their respective states. Nullification is a practice that needs to be revived and would be a good means of trying to put our masters in the federal government back in their proper place.

Erick I’d love to hear your thoughts on federalism and how we can take over the state houses and fight back against the federal leviathan.

http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/

Reality is that they cannot stop it by themselves. They do not have the votes to do (or stop) anything. The Democrats have COMPLETE control. They control the White House. They control the House. They control the Senate with a VETO-PROOF majority. Yes, they could be smarter in their politics, but, in the end, they simply do not matter. The Democrats will do what they want to do and the only people who can stop them are other Democrats.

Wow, how refreshing to to hear a US senator admit how incompetent they are. To actually state the strategy and then say why it won’t work, all in the same interview, shows that Kyl is engaged is an act of wilfull self delusion. Nobody can waste public support quite like Republicans.

Here is my post made on GOP.com earlier today

Challenge to the Republican Party and its Senate Caucus: This is Your Moment

Time for our Senators to “Man Up” and kill the health care reform bill

Republican Senators:

Sixty-five years ago this month, against all odds a group of determined Americans held out against an onslaught of an army of tyranny and changed history. This is your moment in history.

In December of 1944, the German Army mounted a huge counter-offensive to capture the port of Antwerp, Belgium; this was to become known as the Battle of the Bulge. In defense of this counter-offensive, brave soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division were given the mission of holding the key crossroads at the Belgian city of Bastogne.

This heroic “band of brothers” fought with everything in them. They were light infantry against armor. They did not have winter uniforms. They ran short of ammunition and food. Due to the weather, the Air Force could not help them. Cooks, typists, engineers all fought. Yet outnumbered, outgunned and cutoff, they sustained the fight, they endured, they persevered, and they held that crossroads until relief came. Because of their great courage, they proudly earned the title of the “battered bastards of Bastogne”.

The current health care reform bill is a legislative assault of tyranny on our great country and must be defeated by you.

Just as the 101st had to fight in the fog, cold, and snow, so too shall you have to fight in the midst of an antagonistic Washington Press Corps and Mainstream Media, that will provide you with no rest or cover. You too must overcome in your environment.

Just as the Third Army, led by General Patton, brought much needed relief to the 101st and helped save the day, so too shall the American people bring relief to you on November 2nd, 2010 – just look at the polls, the Tea Party movement, and remember what they did in the elections in Virginia and New Jersey. But you must fight and persist until then – you must hold this crossroads.

This bill is not a piece of rawhide that can be tooled into fine leather; rather it is a steaming, stinking pile of warm manure. It cannot be improved with any number of amendments – there is just too much wrong with it. Its individual mandates, higher taxes, higher deficits, and bigger government are all counter to Republican, really American, core principles. You must fight this bill with all your might, grit, and cunning and use every delay tactic, parliamentary procedure, legislative maneuver, and only offer amendments that serve to divide the Democrat Caucus and delay the bill’s progress.

I can only hope and pray that you are willing to fight for and earn the moniker of the “battered bastards of the 111th Congress” for holding this crossroads. This crossroads in American history is between liberty and tyranny, free-markets and socialism, the individual and the government. This is a decisive battle and if the Republican Party is truly interested in regaining the faith, trust, and confidence of the American people, then you must make your stand now and fight.

May God bless you and the United States of America.

Kill The Bill.
It is that simple.
If you want to be reelected,
Kill The Bill.

No excuses, Just KILL the Heath Care Bill.

It doesn’t matter what district you represent or what excuse your staff might construct.

Got it?

when I heard Kyl make that comment to Rick Santorum yesterday. Erick had been warning us for several weeks that he was seeing signs of weakness in the Senate GOP strategy. Kyl’s comments just confirmed that.

There are good men in the Senate who “get it.” I do not understand why the Coburns and the DeMints aren’t utilizing Judd Gregg’s strategy memo. Even if the leadership is poo-pooing flashy delay tactics, so what? Screw the leadership. This is our country. This may be our last chance to save it. Each Senator reserves the right to delay, and the Senators who understand the evil in this bill should be delaying every day the floor is open.

He has failed to provide any leadership in this struggle and he’s about to give it all away. Step down as leader Mitch.

…there may be a thought in the Senate that if it passes it can be reversed.

In reality, reversal will never be able to happen. All that the liberals would need to have from then on is 41 Senators to keep any reversal from getting through.

Stop it at cloture now or else whatever the worst 51 Senators will approve in Dec/Jan is what we will be stuck with forevermore.

We need a new Hammer! There’s obviously no consistent leadership with a plan or message that they can stick too.
Republicans used to OWN the minority if there is such a thing. They were masters there for awhile at parliamentary tricks and legislative tactics to disrupt.
There is definitely a breakdown in the “representative” part of our democracy. IMO.

rather than the big gains they could/would achieve if they actually followed CONSERVATIVE actions/approaches (instead of play dabbling with/in it like McCainiacs).

Gotta be the PARTY OF KNOW — (HellNoParty) – Republicans must be the Party of kNOw [to Bigger Govt.] not the Party of SLOW[er Liberal Incremental-ism]

How many times we gotta cover this?!?!?!

[from Conservative Candidates (the Diary)]
the “Republican Revolution” of the 90′s was mis-labeled, it was really the “CONSERVATIVE Revolution” and it brought Republicans to power; likewise, it was the “Reagan Conservative” Revolution, not a Republican Revolution. Many Republicans forgot that along the way. That led the way for CINO Democrats to lie their way back into power, but it was a “Conservative” co-opted (read: they lied about their intent) that voters allowed themselves to be duped into. Republicans need to REMEMBER that! Conservatism did NOT lose Elections, bad Politicians (with R’s beside their name) did!

the Conservative Revolution, or Republican brand resurgence, will ONLY be repeated by Conservatives working within the GOP (and its Conservative Platform) and ensure its Leadership is controlled by fellow Conservatives! …. OK, sure…. some gains will occur REGARDLESS as the BarackLash (h/t: scarlos) will put some Republicans in, but if any MEANINGFUL GAINS are to be had (and they reach the potential large gains we could/should have) WE HAVE TO HAVE CONSERVATIVES CONTROLLING ALL ASPECTS OF THE GOP!

We must reignite the Contract with America without some quasi GIMMICK of it — or it will be just (posibbly appropriately) painted as such (gimmick) and that it would be abandoned as many did the longer their careers kept them in DC.

Healthcare is not listed in the Enumerated powers Article I, Section 8. Some argue the general welfare but this is the heading Article I, Section 8 and not an Enumerated Power. Some argue the commerce clause but is your body interstate commerce? Some argue the 14th Amendment would lead to a crazy slope where you could say everyone should have the exact same everything. Arguing common Defense would be almost impossible to pass Necessary and Proper. Even if you want to argue case law, Linder vs. the United States, Lambert vs. Yellow, Oregon vs. Ashcroft, or Conant vs. Walters, all have similar judgments that government has no authority in healthcare.

If the Senate Republicans want to add amendments then the first should be anyone voting yes for anything Unconstitutional and illegal shall go to jail, for ever.

But this is not to say the federal government has to stay out of this completely, such as the interstate commerce clause but there are many restrictions that must be and not normally followed. It must be for the general welfare, general means everyone and no man, nor corporation, or association of men, have any other title to obtain advantages, or particular and exclusive privileges, distinct from those of the community, than what arises from the consideration of services rendered to the public. The power to regulate is not the power to prohibit all but making conventional. It is only the power make regular, enforceable only by dispossession and not of life or liberty.

We have separation of powers for a reason and it was so drafted in to the framework of our government. It also separated the costs, the federal government provides national defense and must never get in to national entitlements to the few. This separation made us the strongest nation in the world, even if the federal government collapsed the local governments could survive. The federal government has limited enumerated powers and the remainder and majority of power shall to the states but mostly to the people, the individual. Our schools, local police and fire, all the essential services belong to and directly funded by the states but mostly to the people, the individual. Now we have the federal government entitlements competing with the national defense of the country, so noted they are talking a war tax now. Do you really want your healthcare competing with the national defense of the country?

It is hard to believe the Senate Republicans do no see the protesters that are close to breaking down their doors there, with over one and a half million storming the capital it is real foolish to push your luck. And the Tea Partiers back home are boiling tar and gathering feathers for when they go home. No more socialism or socialism light, if you want to keep your job Republicans and Democrat there is three easy steps

1. Give the conservatives a reason to fight, and we are not to be fooled with any more

2. Show the unenrolled/independents there is a difference, a positive one, time to do some show and tell

3. Do not play in the socialist sandbox, grow up, this is not a game any more

…to rationally discuss politics with a liberal, when the vast majority of elected republican are so utterly incompetant.

They constantly offer up ammo to the libs, and of course the bought-and-paid-for media magnify it by a tremendous factor.

republicans suck at the game of politics.

Good work Hogan. He starts at 50 minutes into the show.

if the same language as in Stupak amendment, is not included.

via hotair

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/12/05/will-abortion-derail-obamacare/

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Activists Taking Action: Unified Patriots

They are afraid that the Dems will frame them as “the party of no” and obstructionists. Well, guess what, John Kyl? It’s too late to worry about that now. It’s time to go all-in and use every single tool you have and put a stop to this abomination of legislation.

If the GOP believes that legislation is necessary for health care, propose an entirely different bill. There have been a myriad of ideas tossed around, including the lifting of antitrust restrictions, cross-state-line insurance coverage, Medicare coverage for those who are truly non-covered today, etc. There are ways of improving the system that do not require the draconian actions proposed by ReidPelObama care.

GOP Senators – GROW A PAIR. Fight this bill. Stop trying to be buddies with the Democrats. Show us how the GOP has better ideas than they do – don’t just try to out-Democrat the Democrats.

It should not be this hard.

I’m from Arizona, we have two Senators with an R after their name and somehow, I still don’t feel warm and fuzzy about it. Kyl is no better than McCain. They only fill up seats on our side of the aisle. This gentlemen’s club needs to be broken up and some patriots sent in. I will be campaigning for any conservative running against both of these career politicians.

These 2 R’s from AZ are 2 who could not wait to sell American Citizens out on Immigration Refom and it seems they are doing the same on Health Care. It is no wonder that the RNC, RNSC…are so disconnected from the Grassroots Conservatives, they hold up in their ivory tower and watch as the forest around them burns to the ground. Oh yes they toss a cup of water at the flames but they hold back the flood gates of the ocean for more important issues, I guess like what color to paint the center line stripes on a highway named for them!
These 2 , like many others in the House and Senate, have lost their will to fight when they get no payoff in the end. I would love to see a wholesale flushing of these entrenched RINO’s, but when we have such stallwort candidates like Carly or Meg running, I hold little hope the Republicans will do anything more than let America be taken over by liberals in secure distircts and total soverginity of America Destroyed—but they have no problem asking you to send them money to get re-Elected, so they can keep living the high life of jet-setting with the likes of Reid, Pelosi, Gore, Clinton… May God Help America, since it is clear the Republicans in the Senate will not!

Just an FYI that Fox news reported that the Senate took a vote Saturday and are taking another vote today, on what; I forgot; but shows me that the Senate is going ahead with govt care.
Senators that tell you this will not get thru this year, are too dumb for their own good.
I can get quite a lot done if I work 7 days a week; so can they.

So, I’m asking, if you have a free minute; call or email a Senator and let them know just because it’s Sunday; you still do not want govt healthcare just as bad as when its Monday and add in whatever commentary you wish.

I could not get thru to any DC lines and Landreiu and Lincoln were full; but I’ll be hitting local offices.

You cannot give them an inch. The Dem Senators have proven they will take it an inch at a time and the GOP Senators sure look like they’re rolling over.

Suggesting amendments to the bill will have the same affect as proposing their own bill, which is ZERO. I watched c-span2 yesterday and the Republican amendments got shot down and the Democrat amendments were passed (for the most part). This attempt to amend the bill into their own died before it started. This is just another reminder that we need to clean house over the next few years. I’m talking the current Republicans and the current Democrats, every one of em.

I am running for Congress in the 12th Illinois Congressional district against a long-time Democrat incumbent who voted for the bill and supports amnesty for illegal aliens while ignoring the constituents as he hasn’t had a town meeting since 2005. I’m getting strong support in the district and I am going to win this. I need your support–Obama won on $5-$10 donations!
Visit me on the web www.voteforteri2010.com and find out more. I think you’ll like what I stand for–I’m getting endorsements from conservative groups and I am dedicated to being the People’s Congresswoman!
Teri Davis Newman
Republican Congressional Candidate
12th Illinois Districe
www.voteforteri2010.com

Advice to Senators: Kill the Bill or the Bill will kill you.