Posted on 02/01/2011 12:59:30 PM PST by thesearethetimes...
Mitch McConnell has struck while the iron is hot.
One day after federal District Judge Rodger Vinson ruled that the entire Democratic health care law is unconstitutional, McConnell told his GOP colleagues that he will force a vote on repealing it, bringing it up as an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill
(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...
Is there a vote today or not?
Then we need to remind him of how close it was ; )
Joe Manchin (WV)
Phone: 202-224-3954
Fax: 202-228-0002
The Senate rules are somewhat complex and arcane. It's possible for any Senator to bring up a number of "points of order" against an amendment. Under the rules, if such a "point of order" is brought up, it can require 60 votes to clear the "point of order" and continue with the amendment. 41 votes could kill it.
BruceS wrote:
But I read on another thread that they are bringing it to the floor in a manner that will require 60 votes to win - that means that up to 12 Demonrats can vote to repeal and it still won’t pass. All for show - and the show will be that Demonrats in red or near red states will be able to claim they voted for repeal.
The most likely rules based challenge would be on the budgetary rules, the so called "PayGo rule."
I don't know how Dingy and the Dems will handle it. If they are worried about not having 50 votes (+Biden) to defeat the amendment, they could bring a budgetary point of order and hold things up with only 41 solid votes.
I think Dingy really wants this amendment to go down to defeat on a straight vote. It's going to depend on how many votes he has. If he has 50, there will be an actual vote on the amendment. If he has less than 50, there will be a point of order, and there won't be 60 votes to clear it.
In short, it isn't how the Republicans bring it up that matters. It's how the Democrats respond.
As of 34 minutes ago and a twitter from NPR news : o the answer is still yes.
Regardless of today or tomorrow, we need to be contacting these folks.
Thank you for the translation ; }
Call/email/fax for Obamacare Repeal folks!
Ben Nelson (NE)
Phone: 202-224-6551
Fax: 202-228-0012
Jon Tester (MT)
Phone: 202-224-2644
Fax: 202-224-8594
Joe Manchin (WV)
Phone: 202-224-3954
Fax: 202-228-0002
Claire McCaskill (MO)
Phone: 202-224-6154
Fax: 202-228-6326
The RINOS want to lose the vote and move on.
I’m 100% behind repeal. BUT, even if it passes, Obama will veto it. I hate to give some Dem Senators some cover in ‘12.
Actually, all 47 are on board for this one. Strange, but true, I know...
Aaah, but think of it - O will have gone against the will of the people.... And there is not enough cover to hide the fact that they voted for it without knowing what was in it the first go round!
Vote for Republicans and we can repeal this healthcare mess that Obama and the democrats are stopping us from doing, is easy for most people to understand.
“Then we need to remind him of how close it was ; )”
...good point!
Rush was saying that the Republicans shouldn’t get lazy after the Judge Vinson Ruling. He said they should go for the jugular and continue to try to repeal Obamacare. McConnell’s smart in bringing up a vote on this Unconstitutional Health Care Law. It’ll force the Dem’s to vote for retaining an Unconstitutional Law? It’s a Win Win situation for the Republicans: The Dem’s will be put on record and they will thusly incur the wrath of the voters very soon?
Congrats Mitch, you found ‘em. Keep ‘em around, you’ll need them.
That Rush, he is a pretty smart guy. I like it when he agrees with us ;)
If we are lucky, he will not only keep ‘em around, but find that life is so much better with ‘em, and will encourage many others to discover the wonders ; )
Call these folks, challenge them to be better representatives.
Call/email/fax for Obamacare Repeal folks!
Ben Nelson (NE)
Phone: 202-224-6551
Fax: 202-228-0012
Jon Tester (MT)
Phone: 202-224-2644
Fax: 202-224-8594
Joe Manchin (WV)
Phone: 202-224-3954
Fax: 202-228-0002
Claire McCaskill (MO)
Phone: 202-224-6154
Fax: 202-228-6326
And any other representatives who might want to the RIGHT thing!
Why not deem it passed?
PSYCHO-FREEP: Will you please provide source link for your news:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2666895/posts?page=44#44
BREAKING NEWS!
The Senate will vote on the bill tomorrow instead!
Looks like Schumer and Reid decided that they had a few shaky Democrats to take care of. Of better worded, “They had to shake a few Democrats first.”
I like the way you think :)
Your source is a link to your own post on another thread? I am still seeing reports just 13 minutes ago for a vote as early as this evening...
CALL folks! Email - FAX - to repeal Obamacare!
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