Posted on 08/03/2008 4:10:26 PM PDT by SE Mom
Washington, Aug 3 - House Republicans will be back on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives again Monday to continue the unprecedented protest that began last Friday, when dozens of Republicans joined hundreds of American citizens on the House floor to protest Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) decision to send Congress home for the rest of the summer without a vote on legislation to lower gas prices and move America toward energy independence.
In an urgent memo sent to GOP Members and staff Saturday (“A Call to Action on American Energy”), Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) hailed Friday’s action, which was led by Reps. Mike Pence (R-IN), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Tom Price (R-GA), and others, and encouraged House Republicans to return to the Capitol beginning Monday morning to help keep the historic effort going.
“It’s not a request we make lightly. But the American people are suffering,” Boehner and Blunt said in the memo. “The consequences of continued congressional inaction on gas prices are unacceptable. We’ve called on the Speaker to call Congress back into an emergency session this month and schedule a vote on the American Energy Act. We must continue to make a stand until the Speaker complies.”
“We realize not everyone can be in Washington next week. But if you can be, we ask that you come to the Capitol, join our colleagues, and lend your voice, beginning this Monday at 10:00 am,” the GOP leaders wrote. “If you can’t be in Washington, we ask that you contribute to the cause in other ways – such as spreading the word among your constituents, writing an op-ed for your local newspaper, or taking our ‘all of the above’ energy message to your local airwaves.”
“Republicans stand with the American people. We share their passion and determination for energy independence, and we’ve pledged to fight boldly until Congress heeds their will,” Boehner and Blunt concluded.
bttt
This is EXACTLY what we need!
Force these Scumbag Democrats to come BACK to DC and debate the issue.
Evasion.. isn’t that what Hitler did?
That’s what the Democrats always do.
bump
FYI ping- just in case anyone thought the GOP had “wimped out”...not so fast :)
Well folks, we had an AWESOME day on Friday, but there is more to do!
1) Keep calling DC! Yes folks, resume to the phones on Monday morning. Call everyone- NOT just your Representative. Call EVERY House Representative in DC and ask them to keep talking about energy. Tell them what state you are calling from. Tell them that WE, the people, WANT to hear them. The LIGHTS ARE NOT OUT ON THE INTERNET! Pelosi CANNOT shut down the internet! We are HERE! We are WAITING! Pelosi CANNOT black out the American people from their Representatives! SHE wants this to fade off the radar, but WE WILL NOT LET THAT HAPPEN as long as THEY want to talk to us, WE ARE HERE AND WAITING!
2) Call the MSM—remind them that the STUNT on Friday was NOT the Republicans continuing to talk. It is CUSTOMARY that once adjourned, Representatives can continue to give 5 minute speeches on the floor. The STUNT was that the Speaker of the House turned out the lights, cut the microphones, and turned off the cameras. THAT is the STUNT! THAT is the out of ordinary event of Friday.
3) MILLION PATRIOT MARCH on DC! Prepare to swarm DC on September 8th, 2008! SHOW UP! Come with signs, bullhorns, cameras, phones, laptops any device available. Not only BE the news and the VOICE of America, but BREAK the news to America! We will have FREEPERs here to report your news, bloggers here to report your news, and BLOGTALKRADIO Hosts here to report as well.
Standing O!!!
Call you local congress critter (and your local newspaper) and ask ‘em what they are doing on vacation rather than voting on an energy bill?
Thank you for representing the people! I wish Boehner was from my district but instead we got Space. :( I’m hoping that can be fixed this fall!
Bob Brinker devoted a good portion of his show today to
the energy situation and how the President should call
Congress back into session to address this.
This can be an excellent club to beat up the anti drilling
anti economy anti worker elitists on the democrat side.
Yes Nancy is giving repubs the club to beat them if they would only use it. Come on, GOP, and Mr President. Call them
back! The electorate will vote their pocketbooks on this one.
our pubies are waking up! for a change.
Awesome! Take that Pelosi, LOL!
BINGO!!!!
My rep John Mica was there on Friday- didn’t stay til the end- but I’ll be on the phone to his office @ 9 AM tomorrow:)
Why did they wait until Monday?
BTTT EC:)
Ping me if fist fights break out and the peasants storm the hill. Otherwise, this is just window dressing.
I posted this on the other thread. Hope someone with some pull notices!:
I’m sure the drive-by media will try its best to ignore this. That’s why President Bush and/or John McCain should address the group. They’d have a real tough time ignoring that.
Bless them. I would jump on a plane for DC but my son is getting married on Saturday and I can't defect. Damn. I know my son would want me to go but it would be irresponsible. I will work the phones and email instead.
Regroup, strategize, organize, plan.
HOPE!
CHANGE!
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