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Force Congress to have Same Healthcare as everyone else!
whitehouse.gov ^ | july 28, 2017 | true believer forever

Posted on 07/28/2017 3:27:42 PM PDT by true believer forever

All congressmen and federal employees have better healthcare insurance than everyone else; they are exempt from Obamacare. We need a law and policy that states all federal employees must be subject to and abide by all laws that they create. They shall participate in all programs including healthcare, identical to taxpayers, NO EXCEPTIONS.


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This moment may never come again. The people are ready. The time is now.
1 posted on 07/28/2017 3:27:42 PM PDT by true believer forever
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To: true believer forever
AMEN!!!! President Trump is the ONLY one that can PUSH this......except for all of the Grassroots!!!

WRITE, CALL, Do OP-EDS in your local Newspapers about this!!

The Congress has EXEMPTED themselves from the LAWS THEY PASS FOR US TO FOLLOW!!!

2 posted on 07/28/2017 3:30:17 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: true believer forever

This is a petition people. One that really needs to be signed!


3 posted on 07/28/2017 3:31:37 PM PDT by Openurmind
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WHY, oh WHY can’t they do a Health Insurance for the BARE necessities, one that covers traditional diseases and illness, and let people pay for their own sex changes, tummy tucks, botox treatments, breast enlargement, viagra, shrinks, and happy pills.


4 posted on 07/28/2017 3:33:00 PM PDT by rovenstinez
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To: true believer forever

Someone better versed in this, correct me if necessary — but isn’t this something that Trump could do unilaterally, by executive order? Because it is not creation of law (which is the purview of Congress), but rather modifies the application/execution of existing law (which is the job of the Executive branch).


5 posted on 07/28/2017 3:35:14 PM PDT by NewJerseyJoe (Rat mantra: "Facts are meaningless! You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!")
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To: true believer forever

enroll all the basturds who voted to keep Zero-care...into O-care
right now!

then they can enjoy waiting 3 months to see a doctor when they have fast-growing probable-cancers....
just like folks already on O-care

it will do the senators good to learn what O-care is like
and
it might even give the people of America a better senate


6 posted on 07/28/2017 3:35:55 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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Yup. A constitutional amendment could be real simple:

"All laws of the United States and the District of Columbia apply to Congress."

But that won't happen until the states convene an Article V convention to suggest Constitutional amendments. If we get that, I'd prefer something more direct and effective:

"No person, who having served all or part of any term in Congress as of the date this Amendment becomes effective, may serve all or part of any term in a further Congress."

Throw Them All Out.

7 posted on 07/28/2017 3:36:03 PM PDT by Thud
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and the plan of action is??


8 posted on 07/28/2017 3:37:27 PM PDT by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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Someone made the comment that such an EO violates “separation of powers”. It probably does since the Constitution specifically empowers Congress to make its own rule.


9 posted on 07/28/2017 3:38:54 PM PDT by Reily
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Does anyone seriously believe Congress will pass legislation imposing this draconian exploding healthplan on themselves? Come on now! That is like asking lawyers who are running the District of Corruption to put limits on their lawyer profession when it comes to lawsuits - they are not going to EVER LIMIT THEMSELVES...... THERE IS ONLY ONE ANSWER LEFT FOLKS.............ARTICLE V
10 posted on 07/28/2017 3:38:56 PM PDT by Cheerio (#44, The unknown President)
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Unions are exempted too.


11 posted on 07/28/2017 3:40:17 PM PDT by weston (SO HERE'S THE STORY: As far as I'm concerned, it's Christ or nothing!)
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YES! YES! YES! Congress Wants To Be Royalty! No Way! The Same For Everyone!!
12 posted on 07/28/2017 3:42:17 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Openurmind

Done!


13 posted on 07/28/2017 3:44:24 PM PDT by Guenevere
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To: pollywog; All
and the plan of action is??

It's a whitehouse.gov petition. Needs 100K signatures. Please sign and get others to, also.

14 posted on 07/28/2017 3:44:42 PM PDT by true believer forever (Fight the Attacks against Trump: PLANT YOUR FEET, LEAN INTO IT, BEAT IT BACK.)
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I actually Trump mishandled this right from the start. He should have had an ally in the House introduce a bill that requires all federal employees except for the military and all elected federal officials to be in Obama care (including all congressional staffers). Its not to late and it would force the Dems to eat their own dog food.


15 posted on 07/28/2017 3:45:50 PM PDT by fatez (Ya, well, you know, that's just your opinion man...)
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They are enrolled in Obamacare. In 2014 members of congress and their staffs were taken out of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program FEHBP)and given the option of enrolling in DC Health Link the Obamacare program for the Washington DC region. They get 72% of the policy fees covered and they pay for the rest.


16 posted on 07/28/2017 3:45:53 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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For some reason I have been told that the President can make this happen by decree.

Really? If so, make it so.

If it is to be a law that has to come from congress anyone who thinks they will do this anymore than they will pass a law to term limit themselves is out of their mind and needs to suck in a huge dose of reality.


17 posted on 07/28/2017 3:46:39 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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To: Ann Archy
AMEN!!!! President Trump is the ONLY one that can PUSH this......except for all of the Grassroots!!!

WRITE, CALL, Do OP-EDS in your local Newspapers about this!!

The Congress has EXEMPTED themselves from the LAWS THEY PASS FOR US TO FOLLOW!!!

If you take a moment to think about, the ramifications of making the bastards live under their rules is mind boggling!! pls spread this petition everywhere you can.

18 posted on 07/28/2017 3:46:51 PM PDT by true believer forever (Fight the Attacks against Trump: PLANT YOUR FEET, LEAN INTO IT, BEAT IT BACK.)
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Same healthcare, same recital exam at airport security.


19 posted on 07/28/2017 3:47:17 PM PDT by Zathras
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"WHY, oh WHY can’t they do a Health Insurance for the BARE necessities, one that covers traditional diseases and illness, and let people pay for their own sex changes, tummy tucks, botox treatments, breast enlargement, viagra, shrinks, and happy pills."

I truly believe that this whole health care thing is about special treatment for the homosexuals... HIV is the big problem for the queers, very expensive, and they need to get that pay for by the government....

20 posted on 07/28/2017 3:48:03 PM PDT by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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