Folks, it might be time to light up the phone lines, faxes, emails and tweets once again. Like many, over the past week I’ve kept an attentive eye on how this might unfold. What it boils down to is that there is NO time for games. This administration is determined to implement this unconstitutionally ruled law. Thus, defunding the hemorrhaging beast should be explicitly tied to any budget vote, spending vote, debt ceiling vote, etc. Once again, if Democrats want to defy a court ruling to continue the massive funding of Obamacare during a time when we should be focusing on debt reduction and job creation, make them own it! And there is absolutely no reason we should have any Republicans showing signs of wavering…
“House GOP to vote on defunding ObamaCare next week” by Allahpundit
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/08/house-gop-to-vote-on-defunding-obamacare-next-week/
As one commenter puts it: “We need to keep them on track. Sounds like time to heat up the phones.” You got it!
Mr. Cantor, I understand the desire to assist Speaker Boehner in running the House completely different, particularly more encompassing, than Nancy Pelosi ever did…but that shouldn’t mean sacrificing a direct opportunity to defund what the voter’s were promised.
“Eric Cantor: GOP will defund health care law” by David Nather
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49104.html
If we take the gamble, I sincerely hope it pays off…but it feels like a gamble that shouldn’t be played. Send the Senate an appropriate spending bill that doesn’t allocate funds to HHS implementation of Obamacare, that in this time of severe national debt, doesn’t further burden the country with added, unpopular expenses. If Democrats don’t want to vote on it and Obama doesn’t want to sign it, any shut down will be on their hands! Likewise, any arguments made by Obama, Reid, Pelosi or the rest, besides being exaggerations with false stats or simply blatant lies, would be futile in making the point that spending more money helps save us from debt?! Absurd!
Republican Leadership: Rep. King speaks for the rest of us with his plan to DEFUND IT COMPLETELY!
“Rep. Steve King Pushes Plan to Defund Obamacare” by Peter Roff
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2011/02/11/rep-steve-king-pushes-plan-to-defund-obamacare.html
The language King would like to see added to the CR--"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any previous or subsequent Act may be used to carry out the provisions of Public Law 111-148, Public Law 111-152, or any amendment made by either such Public Law."--has not yet received the support of the GOP leadership, meaning he may have to offer it as an amendment from the floor.
An Opportunity to Defund Obamacare
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/02/10/an-opportunity-to-defund-obamacare/
The new House majority has a chance to keep two promises at once: reducing spending by $100 billion (for starters) and repealing (or at least de-funding) Obamacare.
There is no time for House GOP members to rest on their laurels. SUPPORT THIS EFFORT NOW!
UPDATE: Americans for Tax Reform reports that although there has been a hesitation on the part of the GOP leadership to consider King's amendment in the context of an appropriations bill (the Continuing Resolution) that encompasses discretionary spending only due to House rules, they've actually already made the exception for another issue: Guantanamo Bay prison transfer. If an exception can be made for that ‘mandatory’ spending, surely an exception could be made for protecting Constitutionality, as Obamacare has been ruled unconstitutional!
“Will the House CR Defund Obamacare?” by Ryan Ellis
http://www.atr.org/house-cr-defund-obamacare-a5847#
As the administration seems to be in the habit of granting ‘waivers’ to all of its union special interest, we need to encourage Speaker Boehner and the House leadership to grant Rep. King’s amendment that same courtesy!
Speaker John Boehner
The Capitol:
(202) 225-0600
(202) 225-5117 (fax)
D.C. Office:
(202) 225-6205
(202) 225-0704 (fax)
http://www.speaker.gov/Contact/
Majority Leader Eric Cantor
The Capitol:
(202) 225-4000
D.C. Office:
(202) 225-2815
(202) 225-0011 (fax)
http://majorityleader.house.gov/Contact/
Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy
(202) 225-2915
(202) 225-2908 (fax)
https://forms.house.gov/kevinmccarthy/webforms/issue_subscribe.html
Hold them to their promise of DEFUNDING Obamacare!
UPDATE: The House Rules Committee has rejected Rep. Steve King's proposal to FULLY DEFUND ObamaCare:
TUESDAY MIDDAY--- BREAKING NEWS ON OBAMACARE REPEAL:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2674127/posts
Continue to call, fax and email the GOP leadership...hold their feet to the fire and let them know that we didn't send a majority to Washington only to be shackled; we sent them to Washington to defeat this kind of perversion of the law! The protection of the Constitution supersedes House rules, and this 'Law of the Land' has been declared UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
