Melt the phones!

[Deborah K]

“Melt the phones!”
That’s the new battle cry for friends of medical freedom and foes of Obamacare.

The time is now to phone Republican senators and urge them to vote “No” on Majority Leader Harry Reid’s cloture motion, which will come up for a vote on Wednesday. Reid hopes to secure 60 votes to stop debate on the House-passed continuing resolution that funds the federal government and keeps it open beyond the end of this fiscal year (Monday, September 30). The House’s CR finances everything in the federal budget, save for Obamacare, which it mercifully zeroes out just before it wheezes into its next phase: Tuesday’s opening of the so-called health-care exchanges. (Most of these government-run websites for selecting government-designed insurance are rickety, at best. A recently discovered software glitch will make it tough, if not impossible, to determine what price to charge people who sign up for new Obama plans.)

“The only way we can stop Harry Reid is if the entire Republican caucus in the Senate unites and stands with the American people and the House of Representatives,” explains Amy Kremer of the Tea Party Express.

“In order for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to offer an amendment that strikes defund language from the FY14 CR, which has been his publicly stated desire, he must first get bipartisan support on the cloture vote to end debate,” observes Andy Roth, vice president of government affairs for the Club for Growth (several of whose gatherings I have addressed). “If he is successful, he will only need 50 votes to keep Obamacare funding in the budget,” adds Roth, “and thus grow government and further erode economic liberty.”

Defeatist Republicans such as Karl Rove, whose massive 2012 campaign spending was only 1.3 percent effective, are rooting against courageous senators Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, and Marco Rubio who are trying to defund Obamacare right now. A sad caucus of RINOs, moderates, and invertebrates wants to postpone this fight and oppose Obamacare . . . maybe . . . later. Their slogan? Tomorrow is another day, so perhaps we could stop Obamacare then.

The best argument for this approach is that once implemented, Obamacare will implode and the GOP can ride to the rescue. Well, even then, as they do now, Republicans will face Reid and Obama. They will fall on their scalpels before letting their dream legislation die.

So, why not try to kill it now, and at every possible turn?

Even if Obamacare rolls out after January 1, Republicans will be in a much stronger position to oppose it in 2014 if they can remind Americans that they repeatedly tried to prevent this catastrophe.

“We told you so,” they can tell voters. “We tried everything we could to stop this calamity – from initially voting against it unanimously, to voting in the House to repeal it, to attempting to defund it in September 2013. Now that we all see what a calamity this is, let’s try again to repeal it. If that fails, elect a Republican Congress, and we will do what we can to pry this giant leech from the backs of the American people.”

For now, Republican senators need to hear their phones ring. Urge them to vote “No” on cloture on Wednesday. Tea Party Express offers contact information for GOP senators. “The list below is in the order of priority of who needs to be contacted,” the limited-government group notes. “Please start at the top and work your way down. Just because they don’t represent your state, does not mean their vote doesn’t affect you.”

The late, great Senator Everett Dirksen (R., Ill.) once famously said, “When I feel the heat, I see the light.” May wavering Republican senators soon feel the heat as freedom-loving Americans melt the phones!




Senator Mitch McConnell (KY)
DC PHONE: 202.224.2541
TWITTER: @Team_Mitch
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/mitchmcconnell

Senator John Cornyn (TX)
DC PHONE: 202.224.2934
TWITTER: @JohnCornyn
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Sen.JohnCornyn


Senator Lamar Alexander (TN)
DC PHONE: 202.224.4944
TWITTER: @SenAlexander
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/senatorlamaralexander

Senator Bob Corker (TN)
DC PHONE: 202.224.3344
TWITTER: @SenBobCorker
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/bobcorker

Senator John Thune (SD)
DC PHONE: 202.224.2321
TWITTER: @SenJohnThune
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/johnthune

Senator Tom Coburn (OK)
DC PHONE: 202.224.5754
TWITTER: @TomCoburn
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/teamcoburn

Senator Pat Toomey (PA)
DC PHONE: 202.224.4254
TWITTER: @SenToomey
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/senatortoomey

Senator Jeff Flake (AZ)
DC PHONE: 202.224.4521
TWITTER: @JeffFlake
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/senatorjeffflake


Senator Ron Johnson (WI)
DC PHONE: 202.224.5323
TWITTER: @SenRonJohnson
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/senronjohnson

Senator Lindsey Graham (SC)
DC PHONE: 202.224.5972
TWITTER: @GrahamBlog
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/USSenatorLindseyGraham

Senator Kelly Ayotte (NH)
DC PHONE: 202.224.3324
TWITTER: @KellyAyotte
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/kellyayottenh

Senator Lisa Murkowski (AK)
DC PHONE: 202.224.6665
TWITTER: @LisaMurkowski
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SenLisaMurkowski

Senator Richard C. Shelby (AL)
DC PHONE: 202.224.5744
TWITTER: @SenShelbyPress
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/RichardShelby

Senator John Boozman (AR)
DC PHONE: 202.224.4843
TWITTER: @JohnBoozman
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JohnBoozman

Senator John McCain (AZ)
DC PHONE: 202.224.2235
TWITTER: @SenJohnMcCain
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/johnmccain

Senator Saxby Chambliss (GA)
DC PHONE: 202.224.3521
TWITTER: @SaxbyChambliss
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SaxbyChambliss

Senator Johnny Isakson (GA)
DC PHONE: 202.224.3643
TWITTER: @SenatorIsakson
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/isakson

Senator Mark Kirk (IL)
DC PHONE: 202.224.2854
TWITTER: @SenatorKirk
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorKirk

Senator Daniel Coats (IN)
DC PHONE: 202.224.5623
TWITTER: @SenDanCoats
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Senator-Dan-Coats/180671148633644

Senator Jerry Moran (KS)
DC PHONE: 202.224.6521
TWITTER: @JerryMoran
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/jerrymoran

Senator Susan Collins (ME)
DC PHONE: 202.224.2523
TWITTER: @SenatorCollins
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/susancollins

Senator Roy Blunt (MO)
DC PHONE: 202.224.5721
TWITTER: @RoyBlunt
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorBlunt

Senator Thad Cochran (MS)
DC PHONE: 202.224.5054
TWITTER: @SenThadCochran
FACEBOOK: **Doesn’t have a FaceBook page.**

Senator Roger Wicker (MS)
DC PHONE: 202.224.6253
TWITTER: @SenatorWicker
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorWicker

Senator Richard Burr (NC)
DC PHONE: 202.224.3154
TWITTER: @SenatorBurr
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorRichardBurr

Senator John Hoeven (ND)
DC PHONE: 202.224.2551
TWITTER: @SenJohnHoeven
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorJohnHoeven

Senator Mike Johanns (NE)
DC PHONE: 202.224.4224
TWITTER: @Mike_Johanns
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MikeJohanns

Senator Dean Heller (NV)
DC PHONE: 202.224.6244
TWITTER: @SenDeanHeller
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SenDeanHeller

Senator Rob Portman (OH)
DC PHONE: 202.224.3353
TWITTER: @RobPortman
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/senrobportman

Senator Orrin Hatch (UT)
DC PHONE: 202.224.5121
TWITTER: @OrrinHatch
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/OrrinHatch

Senator John Barrasso (WY)
DC PHONE: 202.224.6441
TWITTER: @SenJohnBarrasso
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/johnbarrasso

Senator Rand Paul (KY)
DC PHONE: 202.224.4343
TWITTER: @SenRandPaul
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorRandPaul

Senator Marco Rubio (FL)
DC PHONE: 202.224.3041
TWITTER: @MarcoRubio
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorMarcoRubio

Senator Tim Scott (SC)
DC PHONE: 202.224.6121
TWITTER: @SenatorTimScott
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorTimScott

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/359420/melt-phones-deroy-murdock

[Deborah K]

Please take 5 minutes to go through the motions.

[Deborah K]

bump for any activists that may be left on these forums.

[CaseyJones]

bump

[CaseyJones]

promoted to front

[Xenliad]

Come on everyone, it's easy.

[Brian4Liberty]

bump for any activists that may be left on these forums.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8E_zMLCRNg

[CaseyJones]

figured out how to add this to Top Activist Efforts (its new bear with me) :p

[Deborah K]

thanks. people need to get on this first thing tomorrow morning.

[CaseyJones]

bump

[BamaAla]

On it

[tangent4ronpaul]

figured out how to add this to Top Activist Efforts (its new bear with me) :p

We also need to KILL the renewal of the Monsanto protection act which is in the same bill.

-t

[MelissaCato]

Done.

[juleswin]

Bump, I will be making a call tomorrow morning.

[fr33]

Bumping so I remember in the morning.

[CaseyJones]

bump

[CaptUSA]

Done. And bumped.

[CaseyJones]

Done. And bumped.

+rep

[Bastiat's The Law]

I like this thread.

[shane77m]

I will have to try a gain later. Shelby's mailbox is full.

[CaseyJones]

I will have to try a gain later. Shelby's mailbox is full.

mua ha ha

[tangent4ronpaul]

Cardin (MD) open but staff busy, mail box is full
Milulski (MD) left voice mail

There isn't a snowballs chance in hell either of these congress critters will vote against cloture.

-t

[CaseyJones]

Cardin (MD) open but staff busy, mail box is full
Milulski (MD) left voice mail

There isn't a snowballs chance in hell either of these congress critters will vote against cloture.

-t

+rep

[CaseyJones]

bump

[kathy88]

DONE

[cbc58]

can't get through - phones busy all morning... hope that is a good sign.

[CaseyJones]

can't get through - phones busy all morning... hope that is a good sign.

+rep sounds like a good sign ya :) keep trying!

[sluggo]

Called Burr and Hagan.

Hagan is 100% on Team Obama.

[TruckinMike]

bump for any activists that may be left on these forums.

I called, wife called, and all three dogs called.

Thanks for the heads up.:)

[CaseyJones]

+rep to ya both

[cbc58]

Called Burr and Hagan.

Hagan is 100% on Team Obama.


Hagen needs to go...

[CaseyJones]

Hagen needs to go...

yep

[CaseyJones]

bump

[tsai3904]

What's the strategy if cloture fails? If cloture fails and Senate does nothing, Cruz will have effectively prevented the Senate from debating a bill the GOP wants to pass.

[tsai3904]

And Cruz votes for cloture...

[tsai3904]

Says real cloture vote is on Friday.

So everyone calling and urging Senators to vote NO on today's cloture did the wrong thing?

[ClydeCoulter]

Says real cloture vote is on Friday.

So everyone calling and urging Senators to vote NO on today's cloture did the wrong thing?

Yeah, what's going on, everyone (even Cruz and Paul) are voting "aye" on this vote today?

[tsai3904]

Yeah, what's going on, everyone (even Cruz and Paul) are voting "aye" on this vote today?

What's happening is either there has been no clear strategy from the beginning or they reached some miracle agreement with the RINOs or with Reid.

[Deborah K]

What is going on? It was my understanding that his goal was to vote against cloture. He even said himself that a vote for cloture was a vote for Obamacare. WTF?

[CaseyJones]

updated the frontpage/top activists entry with this :

[Update: The Cloture Motion will be Friday the 27th, so when you call, please make sure they know what you mean]

[ClydeCoulter]

The following Tweet contains a video link where Cruz confronted Corker today about this vote on cloture for this bill tomorrow, it is very important that 41 of the GOP vote "No" on cloture tomorrow.

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[Deborah K]

Courtesy of Sandie Crosnoe, who got the info from the GOA.




Republican Senators who oppose the Cruz-Lee effort:

Kelly Ayotte NH
John Boozman AR
Richard Burr NC
Tom Coburn OK
John Cornyn TX
Lindsey Graham SC
Mark Kirk IL
John McCain AZ
Mitch McConnell KY
Roger Wicker MS


Republican Senators whose position is unknown:

Lamar Alexander TN
John Barraso WY
Roy Blunt MO
Saxby Chambliss GA
Dan Coats IN
Thad Cochran MS
Susan Collins ME
Bob Corker TN
Jeff Flake AZ
Orrin Hatch UT
Dean Heller NV
John Hoeven ND
John Isakson GA
Mike Johanns NE
Ron Johnson WI
Jerry Moran KS
Lisa Murkowski AK
Rob Portman OH
Tim Scott SC
Jeff Sessions AL
Richard Shelby AL
Pat Toomey PA

Please, activists, call first thing tomorrow on this.

[ClydeCoulter]

Courtesy of Sandie Crosnoe, who got the info from the GOA.




Republican Senators who oppose the Cruz-Lee effort:

Kelly Ayotte NH
John Boozman AR
Richard Burr NC
Tom Coburn OK
John Cornyn TX
Lindsey Graham SC
Mark Kirk IL
John McCain AZ
Mitch McConnell KY
Roger Wicker MS


Republican Senators whose position is unknown:

Lamar Alexander TN
John Barraso WY
Roy Blunt MO
Saxby Chambliss GA
Dan Coats IN
Thad Cochran MS
Susan Collins ME
Bob Corker TN
Jeff Flake AZ
Orrin Hatch UT
Dean Heller NV
John Hoeven ND
John Isakson GA
Mike Johanns NE
Ron Johnson WI
Jerry Moran KS
Lisa Murkowski AK
Rob Portman OH
Tim Scott SC
Jeff Sessions AL
Richard Shelby AL
Pat Toomey PA

Please, activists, call first thing tomorrow on this.

BOB .......... Big Old Bump

And, @Deborah K, if you watch the video at 11:26 that I posted in the tweet above (post #41), you'll see that Corker is probably a non-supporter of the Cruz-Lee effort. (actually Corker is a traitor to the American people).

[CaseyJones]

bump

[ClydeCoulter]

MB .......... Morning Bump

The vote is toady!

arrrroooooooooooooo!

[ClydeCoulter]

Senators Coats and Donnelly contacted this morning (left a message with name, phone, address)

It is important when leaving a message to also leave your name, phone number and full address with zip. Thank you very much :)

[ClydeCoulter]

Boing Boing Boing Boing Boing

To the top, It's Toady!

[ClydeCoulter]

Melt them phone lines, it's toady!

383561616324694017

[ClydeCoulter]

You gotta love the illogical, NOT!

Just say "NO" to Cloture on the CR

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[ClydeCoulter]

Live senate coverage, cloture vote, NOW!

http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN2/

[ClydeCoulter]

You gotta love the illogical, NOT!

Just say "NO" to Cloture on the CR

383576007258537984

Boing Boing Boing Boing Boing

[sluggo]

Now Harry Reid telling the cloture lie.

[ClydeCoulter]

Now Harry Reid telling the cloture lie.

Followed by Cornyn telling the cloture lie. Wow, they're all the same?

[sluggo]

And so is Corker.

Either I don't understand any of this, or these guys are sleazier than I imagined.

[sluggo]

Cruz now calling Corker out on his lie.

[ClydeCoulter]

And so is Corker.

Either I don't understand any of this, or these guys are sleazier than I imagined.

They are sleazier. :)

[ClydeCoulter]

Please view the following video

Starting at 11:27 to hear Senator Ted Cruz enter Colloquy with Senators Harry Reid, Corker and Durbin and CORRECTS the errors being passed around on the vote the other day, his filibuster, and the vote on cloture that is to take place today. (It actually becomes between Cruz and Corker [the traitor])

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Senate-Continues-Debate-on-the-CR-with-Monday-deadline-to-Fund-Government/10737441638-9/

[JCDenton0451]

Followed by Cornyn telling the cloture lie. Wow, they're all the same?

What's the lie?

[sluggo]

That they argued against cloture and then promptly voted for it.

It was a different vote.

[CaseyJones]

bump

[ClydeCoulter]

What's the lie?

The lie is no lie in it's step by step form, it's a lie in obfuscation and denial.

IF the GOP votes for Cloture, it will give Senator Reid what he wants which is for the "Defund ObamaCare" portion of the House Bill to be removed. And they know it but act like they don't.

Reid has already put forth the amendment to remove the "Defund ObamaCare" language from the bill, and if Cloture is passed then it only takes 51 democratic votes (which they have) to pass the amendment and they know it.

The GOP has enough votes (41) to stop Cloture!

[Deborah K]

The lie is no lie in it's step by step form, it's a lie in obfuscation and denial.

IF the GOP votes for Cloture, it will give Senator Reid what he wants which is for the "Defund ObamaCare" portion of the House Bill to be removed. And they know it but act like they don't.

Reid has already put forth the amendment to remove the "Defund ObamaCare" language from the bill, and if Cloture is passed then it only takes 51 democratic votes (which they have) to pass the amendment and they know it.

The GOP has enough votes (41) to stop Cloture!

Which is why people who have republican senators really need to call them.

[ClydeCoulter]

Which is why people who have republican senators really need to call them.

Yep!

Live coverage of the senate on cloture: http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN2/

Why do they each have to suck all over each others face before saying what they have to say?

I'm sorry, perhaps I should act more like them so let me start again.

I'm glad to respond to my friend an colleague, Deborah K, who has so graciously created this thread for the purpose of discussing the issue at hand this fine morning, without who, had it not been for her prompt and descriptive thread, I would have no place to impart to others my dislike of the procedures being used by the GOP senators to obfuscate any and all sense of what the senate is doing.


edit: And, Deborah K, I really do appreciate you. :)

[CaseyJones]

bump

[Deborah K]

Yep!

Live coverage of the senate on cloture: http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN2/

Why do they each have to suck all over each others face before saying what they have to say?

I'm sorry, perhaps I should act more like them so let me start again.

I'm glad to respond to my friend an colleague, Deborah K, who has so graciously created this thread for the purpose of discussing the issue at hand this fine morning, without who, had it not been for her prompt and descriptive thread, I would have no place to impart to others my dislike of the procedures being used by the GOP senators to obfuscate any and all sense of what the senate is doing.


edit: And, Deborah K, I really do appreciate you. :)

The feeling is mutual, my friend.

Can someone give Clyde some rep for me?

[Deborah K]

I am disappoint. :(