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November 18, 2009
Senator Jim DeMint: Don't Let Them Vote for a Government Takeover of Health Care Before They Vote Against It
Topics: Political News and commentariesU.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) warns that a defining moment is coming in this year's health care debate, and to begin debate on the new version of Obamacare, Harry Reid will play a shell game. He needs 60 senators to "vote to proceed" to an unrelated piece of legislation, and once he clears that hurdle he will strike that bill's text and insert his new health care bill:
This is in spite of the fact that 99 senators have never seen Reid's new bill that was written in secret. Reid even hinted he may rush to a vote before the bill's been public for 72 hours, as even Democrats have demanded.Read it all ...The simple fact is this: Any senator that votes to proceed to the Reid-Obama bill is voting for a government takeover of health care.
Why? Because, President Obama and Harry Reid cannot pass a government takeover without clearing 60 vote procedural hurdles in the Senate -- but they also know that vulnerable Democrats likely cannot win reelection if they vote for this unpopular bill. So they want all Democrats to stick together on the vote to proceed, then some Democrats will vote against final passage of the bill and claim they tried to stop it.
Senators who say they just want to allow for debate are trying to deceive their voters while giving President Obama the crucial votes he needs to pass a government takeover of health care.
Voters should be watching and remember who stands up for their freedom and who stands with the special interests who want to ram through this takeover.
Senator DeMint goes on to say that the "vote to proceed" to Obamacare may be one of the most important votes any Senator takes. This means that Americans need to make sure their senator knows we are watching their vote and will vote in 2010 and 2012 accordingly. Senators need to be reminded that they work for us, not their party's agenda.
Posted by Abdul at November 18, 2009 5:32 AM
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