Community | March 12, 2010 | 6 comments

News Alert! Democracy Breaking Out In Washington DC?

source: http://whipcongress.com/

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The public option is dead. How many times have we heard this over the past few months? The Republican party doesn't want it, the bought off Democrats don't want it the double talking white house doesn't want it and most importantly the insurance companies and wall street don't want it and the media keeps saying it's dead. The only people who support the public option are the people and who cares what they think right. So it's dead forget about it.
But something strange is going on a few weeks ago Senator Mike Bennett of Colorado wrote a letter calling on an up or down vote on the Public Option. Almost right away twenty five other Senators signed on. So in response the white house came out with it's strongest anti public option statement saying it was politically not possible. Since that time another sixteen Senators have signed on bringing the total to forty one. With some prominent supporters not yet having signed.
Is the voice of the people being heard? Make your voice heard. You can really make a difference because you can bet if people weren't calling, writing and putting the pressure on this deal would be over with by now. Here is a link to a list of the Senators and where they stand and more information on how to make your voice heard.

http://whipcongress.com/

Here's a link to a Rachel Maddow interview with Senator Bennett

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCHuUzb3zBA
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6 comments // News Alert! Democracy Breaking Out In Washington DC? // Video

  • CarlosIsDown
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      CarlosIsDown  

    • Either a Public Option or allow us to buy into medicare. That and why the hell aren't they talking about being able to bargain pharma companies for cheaper meds?

      Maybe if we had term limits. . . .

    • 2 years ago
  • kennymotown
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      kennymotown  

    • You go ahead and quibble about what to do now, but have you forgotten your freedom and right to change the government. Cause just like Wallace I will not give up my freedom for anybody! I will go to Washington and fight the evil corporatist one CEO and lobbyist at a time, but with an army of freedom loving Americans there will be no stopping us.

    • 2 years ago
  • GodsnLiberals
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      GodsnLiberals  

    • sorry I am already sick and tired of a liberal democrat's version of democracy...

      Liberalism is killing the DNC....good riddance..getting buried under tons of shit

    • 2 years ago
  • timetide
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      timetide  
    • GodsnLiberals:

      and hear i thought it was the dirty, underhanded tactics of the GOP. I remember 10 years ago dem's were the dirtiest players in town. never thought that they would be replaced. The GOP have become Gods of manipulation and we mere mortals better stop questioning them and agree when they tell us that this bill is bad.

    • 2 years ago
  • MindsiMedia
  • indecisiveh
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