The U.S. Senate has some arcane procedural rules, and as ordinary Americans our eyes glaze over trying to decipher them. But it’s important for us to understand that Sen. Ted Cruz’s efforts to defund Obamacare are worthwhile and doable.
We shouldn’t preemptively surrender the fight to those who
rammed through this outrageously burdensome and unaffordable ploy for
government control of health care even though some are trying to convince us
that the fight is futile. Just because a fight isn’t easy, doesn’t mean it’s
not worth fighting.
This defund movement boils down to a very simple request. As
Andrew McCarthy recently pointed out: “Obama himself has already unilaterally
and unconstitutionally defunded aspects of Obamacare, including repugnant
accommodations for big corporations, Obama insiders, and members of Congress.”
All we’re asking is that the rest of America “get the same relief from this
awful law that Obama cronies, the ruling class, and the politically-connected
get.”
Please call your senators and politely ask them to stand
with Senator Cruz. This is especially important if your senator is a Democrat
up for re-election in a red state in 2014. That would be Senators Mark Begich
(D-AK), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), and Kay Hagan (D-NC). Remind
them politely that we are watching their votes very carefully and even a
procedural vote that shuts down this debate will be regarded as a vote for
Obamacare, and there will be consequences for them at the ballot box next year.
The same goes for Republicans up for re-election. We definitely expect them to
stand shoulder to shoulder with Senator Cruz through thick and thin.
The number for the Capitol Hill Switchboard is 202-224-3121.
Ask for your senator’s office. You can also find their contact information and
contact them online at
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Remember, we elected these senators precisely for moments
like this. If they can’t do anything with the power we’ve given them through
their elected office, then perhaps it’s time for them to retire and let someone
else have a go.
Opposition to Obamacare carried us to victory in 2010. And
2014 is just around the corner.
- Sarah Palin
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