So what do you think? Will they put their signature where their mouth is? And how do you want this to go down? Deal or no deal? Repeal or no repeal?
According to the Red State update today:
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Now the question is whether he'll get them. And do you want him to?
According to some of the underground scuttlebutt, some fully expect the legislation to be repealed, but don't want to repeal before the 2012 election so that everybody will stay as mad as possible as irresponsible Democrats.
And there are those who say we are already losing parts of our healthcare system and can't afford to wait.
And I suppose there are still some of you who are crazy away about this healthcare stuff and don't want anybody to mess with it.
According to the Red State update today:
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Are They Liars or Telling the Truth?
by Erick Erickson
Thursday, June 24th
Theres this thing in the United States House of Representatives called a discharge petition. In a nutshell, a congressman can write a bill and, when the leaders in charge of the House refuse to do anything with it, the congressman can file a discharge petition. The petition, if personally signed by 218 congressmen, forces the House Speaker to put the matter up for a vote by the House.
Why is this important?
Well, every Republican in the House of Representatives and a bunch of Democrats say if a vote were held tomorrow, they would vote to repeal Obamacare. In fact, if you add up all the Blue Dogs, the Republicans, and the Democrats now scrambling for political cover saying theyd vote to repeal, you arrive at the magic number of 218, which also happens to be the total number of votes needed to pass a piece of legislation in the House of Representatives.
Congressman Steve King (R-IA) has filed a discharge petition on legislation he has drafted to repeal Obamacare. He needs 218 signatures.
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Are They Liars or Telling the Truth? | RedState
Now the question is whether he'll get them. And do you want him to?
According to some of the underground scuttlebutt, some fully expect the legislation to be repealed, but don't want to repeal before the 2012 election so that everybody will stay as mad as possible as irresponsible Democrats.
And there are those who say we are already losing parts of our healthcare system and can't afford to wait.
And I suppose there are still some of you who are crazy away about this healthcare stuff and don't want anybody to mess with it.