Gun Owners Win the Opening Battle on Obamacare

[mbass]

Grass Roots North Carolina, P.O. Box 10684, Raleigh, NC 27605
919-664-8565, Welcome to GRNC, GRNC Alert Hotline: (919) 562-4137

GRNC Update 10-24-09:
Gun Owners Win the Opening Battle on ObamaCare!

Friday, October 23, 2009

Congratulations!

You have stymied the shady tactics used by Barack Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi to try to pass the ObamaCare bill and -- in the opening salvo of the battle -- you blew them out of the water.

Gun Owners won a huge vote Wednesday in the Senate.

As you remember, the ObamaCare bill would dump your gun-related health data into a federal database. It would also put your (government mandated) insurance at risk if you keep a loaded gun for self-defense.

But there was a problem: The anti-gun health bills cost too much, and Obama had promised to pass a bill which would not raise the deficit by "one penny."

So what Obama, Reid, and Pelosi did was to try to pass a separate bill (S. 1776) which would fund the anti-gun ObamaCare bill by raising the deficit another $247 billion dollars.

But, they would argue, because S. 1776 was a "separate bill," the ObamaCare bill itself would not raise the deficit.

In a Senate not known for morality, this rose to a level of sleaze and corruption that embarrassed many Democrats, in addition to all Republicans.

With gun owners responding vigorously to our alerts on this issue, the motion to invoke "cloture" (or shut off debate) on the bill failed by a 47-53 vote -- 13 votes short of the 60 votes the anti-gun socialists needed.

The victory on S. 1776 means that it will be much harder for Obama, Reid and Pelosi to pick up the somewhat fiscally-minded Blue Dog Democrats they so desperately need to get their anti-gun ObamaCare legislation passed.

So congratulations! It is true that this is only the first battle... but, if we continue battering Congress as we have, it will be the first of many victories.

To see the official listing of how each Senator voted, you can go to U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote

But in the meantime, pat yourself on the back for a job well done... and have a great weekend!

Suggested Action

* Contact Sen. Kay Hagan 202-224-6342, Fax: 202-228-2563, Contact Kay Hagan | Kay Hagan | U.S. Senator for North Carolina
Let her know that you disapprove of her vote for ObamaCare. By voting for cloture Hagan in effect voted for ObamaCare.

* Contact Sen. Richard Burr 202-224-3154, Fax: 202-228-2981, Richard Burr, United States Senator of North Carolina: Email Me About Issues and Legislation
Thank him for voting for you by voting against ObamaCare. By voting against cloture, Burr in effect voted against ObamaCare.

[Doc and his Glock]

Originally Posted by mbass

Grass Roots North Carolina, P.O. Box 10684, Raleigh, NC 27605
919-664-8565, Welcome to GRNC, GRNC Alert Hotline: (919) 562-4137

GRNC Update 10-24-09:
Gun Owners Win the Opening Battle on ObamaCare!

Friday, October 23, 2009

Congratulations!

You have stymied the shady tactics used by Barack Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi to try to pass the ObamaCare bill and -- in the opening salvo of the battle -- you blew them out of the water.

Gun Owners won a huge vote Wednesday in the Senate.

As you remember, the ObamaCare bill would dump your gun-related health data into a federal database. It would also put your (government mandated) insurance at risk if you keep a loaded gun for self-defense.

But there was a problem: The anti-gun health bills cost too much, and Obama had promised to pass a bill which would not raise the deficit by "one penny."

So what Obama, Reid, and Pelosi did was to try to pass a separate bill (S. 1776) which would fund the anti-gun ObamaCare bill by raising the deficit another $247 billion dollars.

But, they would argue, because S. 1776 was a "separate bill," the ObamaCare bill itself would not raise the deficit.

In a Senate not known for morality, this rose to a level of sleaze and corruption that embarrassed many Democrats, in addition to all Republicans.

With gun owners responding vigorously to our alerts on this issue, the motion to invoke "cloture" (or shut off debate) on the bill failed by a 47-53 vote -- 13 votes short of the 60 votes the anti-gun socialists needed.

The victory on S. 1776 means that it will be much harder for Obama, Reid and Pelosi to pick up the somewhat fiscally-minded Blue Dog Democrats they so desperately need to get their anti-gun ObamaCare legislation passed.

So congratulations! It is true that this is only the first battle... but, if we continue battering Congress as we have, it will be the first of many victories.

To see the official listing of how each Senator voted, you can go to U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote

But in the meantime, pat yourself on the back for a job well done... and have a great weekend!

Suggested Action

* Contact Sen. Kay Hagan 202-224-6342, Fax: 202-228-2563, Contact Kay Hagan | Kay Hagan | U.S. Senator for North Carolina
Let her know that you disapprove of her vote for ObamaCare. By voting for cloture Hagan in effect voted for ObamaCare.

* Contact Sen. Richard Burr 202-224-3154, Fax: 202-228-2981, Richard Burr, United States Senator of North Carolina: Email Me About Issues and Legislation
Thank him for voting for you by voting against ObamaCare. By voting against cloture, Burr in effect voted against ObamaCare.

I don't understand. The bill S. 1776 is the "Medicare Physicians Fairness Act". What does that have to do with guns????

[HK4U]

Originally Posted by Doc and his Glock

I don't understand. The bill S. 1776 is the "Medicare Physicians Fairness Act". What does that have to do with guns????

As you remember, the ObamaCare bill would dump your gun-related health data into a federal database. It would also put your (government mandated) insurance at risk if you keep a loaded gun for self-defense.

[nanetteschimpf]

The US Chamber's "Campaign for Responsible Health Reform" is hosting a free luncheon for business owners and others in Raleigh on Monday, October 26. If you are against government-run health care and want to attend, simply RSVP to nc@responsiblehealthreform or to 850-528-2639.

Keep up the pressure on Senator Hagan--and join us if you are able!

[mbass]

Originally Posted by nanetteschimpf

The US Chamber's "Campaign for Responsible Health Reform" is hosting a free luncheon for business owners and others in Raleigh on Monday, October 26. If you are against government-run health care and want to attend, simply RSVP to nc@responsiblehealthreform or to 850-528-2639.

Keep up the pressure on Senator Hagan--and join us if you are able!

Thanks for the info, and welcome to the site.

[mbass]

Originally Posted by Doc and his Glock

I don't understand. The bill S. 1776 is the "Medicare Physicians Fairness Act". What does that have to do with guns????

Pay attention; they'll slip one by you if you're not careful.