Congress’s Secret Plan to Pass Obamacare

Human Events ^ | September 29, 2009 | Brian Darling

[2ndDivisionVet]

Go right ahead, if you want millions of people in the streets!!

[null and void]

The Times will report it as “thousands”...

[hedgetrimmer]

Hmm! Hmmm! Hmmm! Barack Hussein Obama!

[PhiKapMom]

There is no way they hold the 58 Dems and 2 Indy’s together. Ben Nelson D-NE has already said no.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I have no doubt in my former military mind that the ObamaComs will get their CommieCare and we can’t stop them. If they don’t pass CommieCare, they won’t be getting that 50% non-American vote in 2010.

[unixfox]

And despite the potential political risks to moderate marxists Democrats, the President and left-wing leadership in Congress are determined to pass the measure using a rare parliamentary procedure.

There, FIXED!

We protested in peace last time. Next time you won't be so lucky!

FRIGGIN NO GOOD TRAITORS!

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

BOHICA...

[DHSMostWanted]

Tar and Feather the S.O.B.’s.

[Nachum]

The list, ping

Obama, you beautiful son of a bitch- WE READ YOUR BOOK

[mrsixpack36]

Liberals are good and one thing, and that is playing dirty. Rahm will push what he needs to through somehow, someway. The dem moderates are just as squishy as RINOs are. Conservatives will get power back in the next 2-4 years. Maybe by then they will have a spine and play hardball like the liberals.

[Man50D]

tep 1: The Senate Finance Committee must first approve the marked-up version of Sen. Max Baucus’ (D.-Mont.) conceptual framework.

Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure for the Senate Finance Committee reads: "Rule 4. Quorums. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) one-third of the membership of the committee, including not less than one member of the majority party and one member of the minority party, shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business." That means, at least one Republican Senator on the Finance Committee needs to be in attendance in order to pass any legislation out of committee.

In other words, 10 Republican Senators (Charles Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Olympia Snowe, Jon Kyl, Jim Bunning, Mike Crapo, Pat Roberts, John Ensign, Mike Enzi and John Cornyn) could stop ObamaCare cold right now by simply saying they will not support it under any circumstances. If those 10 Senators would simply say "no," and deny Democrats on the Finance Committee a quorum; ObamaCare would be done... finished... it would die in committee...

Contact those 10 Republicans to demand they not particpate in a quorum to vote any health care mark up out of committee. Toll free numbers to the Capital switchboard are below.

800-833-6354
866-340-9281
877-762-8762
866-808-0065
888-355-3588
866-220-0044
800-862-5530
877-851-6437
800-417-7666

[cranked]

Agreed. Let them play their cards as they see fit.
At the same time, they had better be aware of the coming consequences if they do such.

Personally, I will so deliciously enjoy watching the Democratic Party implode.

[Texas Fossil]

Traitors! You are absolutely correct. No other word describes it. And there are penalties for Treason.

[politicket]

People don't understand that this has absolutely nothing to do with healthcare, per se.

The Federal government used to steal money out of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, but those wells are running dry - especially with recent unemployment figures.

What does this mean? It means that the government needs to create a new GIGANTIC trust fund that they can steal your health care payments from. Please realize, we're talking around 18% of our entire economy.

It the Federal government fails to create this, then they will be in imminent danger of financial collapse. They will need to cut expenses like nobody's business.

Will the government cut expenses? Probably not. If the health care trust fund fails then they will have little choice but to go after our 401K retirement funds - moving them into a Federal government controlled entity for "our protection".

Prepare folks...it's going to happen.

[DHSMostWanted]

I’ve learned to never trust Nelson. I will make sure he does not get reelected in 2012 even if I have to run against him myself.

[MHGinTN]

To rid the Congress of so many avowed commies and scoietal engineering fascist will require people going to the polls in outrageously astonishing numbers. Think about what keeps sending Maxine Waters, Barbara Boxer, Patrick Leahy, Chuck Schumer, Alcee Hastings, John Conyers, Harry Reid, Barney Frank, etc. back to office time after time ... there aren’t enough alive bodies in those districts to vote these scum out!

[FlyingEagle]

AMF, Senators.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Go right ahead, if you want millions of people in the streets!!

I don't profess to know what their real reasoning/plan is, but I am afraid that they don't care if that results. I think they may view it as working in their favor either way. Should the people simply accept it, they are good. Should there be serious civil disobedience, draconian actions suppressing civil liberties will taken. Which I think they also view as in their favor because they have no intention of relinquishing power anyway.

IMO, if they ram it through as described, rebellion should be the response. Unfortunately, I don't believe enough people are at that point. A lot of grumbling and peaceful demonstrations, and that's it.

Vote a bunch of them out next year. BFD. Whatever they enact will NEVER be rescinded. They know that and are willing to risk it. Even if the Republicans were to take control of congress then, the Dems will still have won, because with the takeover of medical care, conservatism will never come back. The Republicans will be nothing more than watered down versions of the Dems, just promising more efficient fascism.

[Achilles Heel]

Will the government cut expenses? Probably not. If the health care trust fund fails then they will have little choice but to go after our 401K retirement funds - moving them into a Federal government controlled entity for “our protection”.

CERTAINLY won’t be encouraging for anyone to add to or open a 401K. Where did you read this news?

[Jet Jaguar]

Off topic, but important, ping.