House Democrats Short on Health Care Votes, Clyburn Says

Fox News ^ | 3/15/2010

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[chilltherats]

Yeah? Do you see anybody stepping up to the plate to lead an action to “exert their power over the three branches of government.”?

[Man50D]

Yeah? Do you see anybody stepping up to the plate to lead an action to “exert their power over the three branches of government.”?

I've seen millions of people rally throughout the country many times since last February and it will only intensify. Where have you been?

[chilltherats]

I’m asking about a leader, as in somebody who can organize, lead, motivate, instigate, inspire others.

I’m too ill to do it. I simply don’t have the strength and stamina to do it. I have about 40% heart function and that’s not going to improve, not much, anyway. As for what I’ve done, I’ve attended nearly every gathering of conservatives and protests at our state capitol, sent hundreds of emails, faxes and made several hundred phone calls. I tell friends and relatives about this stuff and do my best to impress upon them the crisis this country is in. A few have become active. I do what I am physically able to do.

So, I ask you again: Who’s going to step up to the plate and lead this exertion of our power over the three branches of government? What are you doing, besides sitting back and expecting enough people to have a sudden, bolt from the blue, magical epiphany about what’s really going on in this country that this exertion of power over the three branches of government will magically come to pass without leadership, organization and inspiration?

[rlbedfor]

Called Congressman David “never saw a pelosi bill he didn’t like” Scott of GA. They actually answered and I expressed my opposition to the bill. They will pass it on to Congressman Scott. I explained I get to vote too in November

[Man50D]

I’m asking about a leader, as in somebody who can organize, lead, motivate, instigate, inspire others.

The people are the leaders and they have been inspired since February of last year as evident by the tea parties.

I’m too ill to do it. I simply don’t have the strength and stamina to do it. I have about 40% heart function and that’s not going to improve, not much, anyway. As for what I’ve done, I’ve attended nearly every gathering of conservatives and protests at our state capitol, sent hundreds of emails, faxes and made several hundred phone calls. I tell friends and relatives about this stuff and do my best to impress upon them the crisis this country is in. A few have become active. I do what I am physically able to do.

Then you are doing everything you can do and that's great! I commend your activism! Your activism is illustrative of what it takes to be a leader. There are millions of leaders.

So, I ask you again: Who’s going to step up to the plate and lead this exertion of our power over the three branches of government?

I reiterate the people are the leaders! They are the government, not the three branches. The people have the ultimate power!

What are you doing, besides sitting back and expecting enough people to have a sudden, bolt from the blue, magical epiphany about what’s really going on in this country that this exertion of power over the three branches of government will magically come to pass without leadership, organization and inspiration?

Why are you assuming that my awareness is sudden and that I do nothing besides interact on FR? I would never assume you can accurately measure a person's involvement, or lack thereof, solely by interaction on FreeRepublic. Trying to turn this into a p*ss!ing contest doesn't benefit either of us. I reiterate my congratulations to you but you should not use your activity as a means to condemn others on mere supposition. I haven't done so despite my involvement in numerous tea party rallies, Dump Dodd rallies and as a volunteer with Americans For Fair Taxation( supporting passage of Fair Tax Act)

I sincerely hope you can continue being involved.

[chilltherats]

We at FR and other political fora are well aware of this crisis, but there is a huge majority in this country who are clueless as a bag of hammers. Without leadership, there is no en masse way to alert them. Relying on such a large number of people to suddenly experience the miracle of true political awakening is not realistic.

About 60% of the people in this country can’t name the VP, can’t name the Speaker of the House or even know what the Speaker is or what the House is or name the three branches of government or even know that there are three branches of government.

So who is going to step up and alert them such that they step forward to “exert their power the three branches of government.”

You seem like a real good person, a fine American and somebody who’s corner I’d be in whenever needed, but I’m afraid you are either naive or living in denial of the possibility that America could go the way of western Europe or, worse, the way of a Venezuela-type authoritarian regime. All it takes for either to occur is to have a majority of fools voting, and we’ve already proven we have that by the election of zero. Your confidence in your fellow Americans to “exert their power over the three branches of government” is not born out by their recent political decision to elect zero. Believe it or not, most really aren’t paying attention to any of this. Your confidence in them is misplaced and that is why we need a leader to step up.