Comments on: ObamaCare – The Time For Action Is Passing Quickly. The Coup De Grâce Is Nigh.

By: G.J. Merits

G.J. Merits — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:58:00 +0000

jfxgillis, I had a long response to your statements, but decided to thoroughly address your statements and debunk any belief that these amendments mean nothing: Why Senator Jim Demint’s Rules Matter And How To Kill Reconcilation. Spineless Elitists Vs. The Grassroots

By: jfxgillis

jfxgillis — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:49:45 +0000

G.J.:

To take them in reverse order, the motion to instruct simply isn’t operative anymore. The instruction was not in the Budget Conference Report but it passed anyway.

The other amendment appears to rely on a CBO finding that hasn’t happened yet on a bill that hasn’t had a floor vote yet.

The amendments only passed in the first place because they don’t matter.

By: Patriot2009

Patriot2009 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:34:18 +0000

This fits in so well with your theme of “rules for thee but not for me” that you mention in another post. This is the time to bring up the Demint amendments so the nation knows about them. The fact the Democrats in the Senate would ignore them would be shameful enough that enough Democrats could break ranks and they won’t even have 50 votes for reconcilation. God I hope this out.

By: G.J. Merits

G.J. Merits — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:14:20 +0000

Got me folks. I have emailed Michelle Malkin, Hot Air, Instapundit, Power Line, just about everyone I can think off. I have tried to get the Tea Party folks involved and some headway was made there, but it seems to have stalled out. I am awaiting a call to see if any momentum is building. I am not ready to give up on the Tea Parties yet.

By: KarenP

KarenP — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:08:48 +0000

I’m with Marcus, is everybody just deaf, or what?

By: Marcus

Marcus — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:01:14 +0000

This is beginning to piss me off. Why is nobody paying any to this? With the Jim Demint amendments going national that increases the probability that enough Dems will not support reconciliation, which these two amendments address. WTF? Why is nobody screaming this from the rooftops. Kudos to you and Dr. Larry Hunter. Freedomworks also mentioned the amendments on their site, but nothing since. And why is Demint not out in front on this? Their his amendments.