FYI - Please read and share! Below, a convenient link to all Senators. Any law men and women can enact, they can undo. There a politics at play here, but it is politics that have gotten our nation into the mess it is in. So this may be the time we insist our elected officials quit with business-as-usual, step on some toes, and govern on principle. That is what Senators Lee and Cruz are trying to do. Yes, it rocks the power structure, but that may be needed. Excellent recent article on how we got here, Establishment vs. Conservatism and defunding Obamacare spectator.org/archives/2013/09/17/house-gop-reagans-or-fords In order for the de-fund effort to result in a victory, it is imperative at least 41 Senators oppose cloture, keeping the de-fund CR from the floor, so Reid cannot strip out the de-funding language. Remember to continue support and thank the House members who voted to defund if the bill, as it may come back to them, and insist they hold firm. Eventually a compromise will be reached, but it will only be one we favor if we shout from the rooftops in large numbers, as with Syria. Here is an article from yesterday which offers some explanation of the tactics: thehill/homenews/senate/323761-senate-conservatives-urge-filibuster-of-bill-defunding-obamacare The following link lists all 50 Senators’ phone numbers and contact websites. On their websites, you will often find the Facebook “F” and/or Twitter “T/ bird” icons if you scout around. Please call them, post on their Facebook pages and tweet to them! Stand AGAINST cloture! Defund Obamacare! senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm Separately, for convenience, listed below are four of the most vulnerable Senate Democrats. SENATOR MARK BEGICH Fairbanks Office (907) 456 – 0261 Toll Free (877) 501 – 6275 Washington DC Office (202) 224 – 3004 Website begich.senate.gov/public/ Facebook: https://facebook/Begich Twitter: https://twitter/SenatorBegich SENATOR KAY HAGAN (NC) Raleigh, NC 919-856-4630 Washington DC Office 202-224-6342 Website: hagan.senate.gov/ Facebook: https://facebook/SenatorHagan Twitter: https://twitter/kayhagan SENATOR MARY LANDRIEU (LA) Shreveport, LA Office 318-676-3085 Washington DC 202-224-5824 Website: landrieu.senate.gov/ Facebook: https://facebook/senatormarylandrieu Twitter: https://twitter/MaryLandrieu SENATOR MARK PRYOR (AR) Little Rock, AR Office (501) 324-6336 Toll Free From AR (877) 259-9602 Washington, DC (202) 224-2353 Website: pryor.senate.gov/public/ Facebook: https://facebook/MarkPryor Twitter: https://twitter/senmarkpryor
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 00:38:32 +0000
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