Posted on 08/01/2010 6:33:29 AM PDT by Man50D
More than three-quarters of the needed members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed onto a measure to have a new vote on Obamacare that essentially would allow the chamber to withdraw its approval of the law and begin the process of banishing it from American shores.
But another effort has enabled some 31,000 voices across America – so far – to offer their encouragement to members of the House who have yet to sign the discharge petition offered by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa.
The campaign is a petition drive that urges members of Congress to repeal Obamacare because of several problems:
* Whereas, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, approved by a narrow vote of the House of Representatives earlier this year, threatens to transform the U.S. health-care system from its roots in free enterprise and personal choice;
* Whereas, the act is unconstitutional because of its unprecedented requirement that Americans purchase a service;
* Whereas, the system the law would create is financially unsustainable, places personal medical decisions in the hands of bureaucrats and is likely to lead to rationing of health-care options;
* Whereas, the act is likely to result in forcing some 87 million Americans to drop their current health-care coverage;
* Whereas, the costs involved in complying with the law are likely to cost more Americans their jobs, inhibit the creation of new employment opportunities and suppress wages…
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The Des Moines Register hates Steve King.
That makes him a star in my book.
BS. If 3/4 of them are saying “let’s repeal it”, then that means over 1/3 of that number should’ve read the damn thing to start with.
Election year shenanigans.
“Election year shenanigans.”
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That’s what I was thinking. The effort will hang till after the November elections, at which time it will die a quiet death.
3/4? That would include a heck of a lot of Democrats. Is this true? Where is this 'measure'?
3/4 of the needed members to force a vote, isn’t the same as 3/4 of the entire House.
31,000 = 0.01% of the population, yea they will listen to that.
It is all a show. Nothing is going to happen. Gives them cover to go home and claim they are trying to repeal it.
Thank you for the clarification! That does make a huge difference. I definitely read it wrong. Thanks again!
This is the RAT vehicle for genocide of the elderly and disabled; a Liberal solution for reducing Social Security benefits to the masses.
128 House Democrats Revive the Public Option
“As the deficit continues to grow, so does the need for a program that can save billions of dollars and improve health care while doing it,” Woolsey, the co-chair of the progressive caucus, told The Washington Independent. “We are introducing the public option now so it will be available as a ready-made offset or deficit reducer in this or the next Congress.”
later
Whereas Obama will only negate this with his precious veto.
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