Health Care Vote Set For Saturday

[mrjarrell]

Time's running out for folks to contact their Senators (useless ticks that they are). Reid's bringing it up for a test vote on Saturday.
From The Hill

Senate Democrats have cleared the way for a Saturday night vote to begin the healthcare debate, a Democratic aide said.

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has agreed to relent on his demand for Senate clerks to read aloud the 2,074-page bill and allow the chamber to take a critical test vote, said the aide. Reading the bill on the Senate floor was estimated to take as many as 30 hours or longer, raising the possibility of the Senate staying in session into next week.

The agreement to dispense with time-consuming procedural hurdles means that lawmakers will be able to catch flights back to their home states later in the evening on Saturday or early the next morning. This comes as welcome news for aides and other congressional workers who wrestled with the prospect of the Senate extending its session until Tuesday or Wednesday.

More at the source.

They're going to ram this down our throats no matter what. Bayh's a shoe in and Lugar will likely vote for it, too.

 

[jedi]

Time's running out for folks to contact their Senators (useless ticks that they are). Reid's bringing it up for a test vote on Saturday.
From The Hill
More at the source.

They're going to ram this down our throats no matter what. Bayh's a shoe in and Lugar will likely vote for it, too.

So if Bayh is a shoe in and Lugar is going to vote with them then why bother calling them? I can bet the farm that both IN senators vote YES for this bill.

 

[CulpeperMM]

Bayh took his phone off the hook. (i've called local and washington office. no voice mail.)

 

[dburkhead]

Well, we try. Letter faxed to Lugar and Bayh (with appropriate headers and so forth):

I see that a vote on the new Health Care Bill is scheduled for this Saturday. I am writing to ask that you vote "No" on this bill. It is bad for the economy, bad for health care, and Unconstitutional to boot.

Vote No on goverment health care. ...

 

[TopDog]

Wise up. This is not "our" government and has not been our government for a long time. The crones in Washington do as they please with no regard to the people or our cries. You can do what ever want, contact them daily and it wont make one bit of difference.

I contacted Bayh with scathing retort to his actions and he responded with thanks for your support.

 

[redneckpastor]

so after this Saturday....... everyone meet at the INGO bunk house totally separated from society!!!

 

[LEaSH]

Ready, set....

 

[jedi]

This ^ (funny pic)

If it passes on SAT I think it's pertty much a done deal. The public option is was the big battle is on now over.

 

[SavageEagle]

I wonder who will take the law to court in challenge? That will be our only legal chance at repealing it.

 

[jedi]

dear on SE.. dear on... Don't see anyone taking the MEDICARE PART D to court. The masses will be happy nothing to see here anymore...

 

[henktermaat]

Time to do more bartering, since every dollar I make looks suspiciously like 50 cents when I get home.

 

[LEaSH]

I wonder who will take the law to court in challenge? That will be our only legal chance at repealing it.

And he or she would be a national hero if they were to pull it off. But there would be so many obstacles and roadblocks it would be a nightmare.

This will turn out to be a nightmare.

 

[SavageEagle]

And he or she would be a national hero if they were to pull it off. But there would be so many obstacles and roadblocks it would be a nightmare.

This will turn out to be a nightmare.

This is already a nightmare. Senators won't take calls, emails go unanswered or "too bad I'm voting yes anyway", written letters ignored, protesters called cowards and unpatriotic.... I wonder how many will resist...

 

[LEaSH]

... protesters called cowards and unpatriotic....

Don't forget racist.

 

[Rogue42]

According to lugar's website voting against
Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator for Indiana - Press Releases

Accordign to Bayh, uh doesn't say, but I can guess
Senator Evan Bayh — Senator for Indiana: Contact Senator Bayh

And oddly enough his phone has been busy all day. Or will ring once or twice and then go to fast busy.

 

[jedi]

According to lugar's website voting against
Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator for Indiana - Press Releases

Sorry but I just don't believe that RHINO!

 

[nawainwright]

They've secured the votes to debate the dumb thing, but "we won't necessarily vote for it to pass" WHY THE HECK WOULD YOU GET ON A ROLLER COASTER WITH NO INTENTION OF RIDING IT?!?!?!?!?

 

[truegrit]

I called Bayh Thurs and left a message and called again today the phone was busy overloaded? Lugar "says he is a no vote"

 

[freedom]

You can contact Senator Bayh's Chief of Staff charlie_salem@bayh.senate.gov with your views.
You should try eb@bayh.senate.gov as well

 

[ocsdor]

Wise up. This is not "our" government and has not been our government for a long time. The crones in Washington do as they please with no regard to the people or our cries. You can do what ever want, contact them daily and it wont make one bit of difference.

I contacted Bayh with scathing retort to his actions and he responded with thanks for your support.

Same thing happened to me. I opposed it, and was thanked for my support. I think his office is trying the Jedi mind trick.