So when we get a watered down piece of crap health care proposal

[rurallib]

what do we do? March in the Streets? Sit ins at congress critter offices? Nasty phone calls.
Starting to sound like we may want to get ready.

[Billy Burnett]

1. Start twittering more?

:shrug:

[rurallib]

2. that could throw a scare into the repugs and the blue dogs.

[Autumn]

3. We will make sure

to vote for Democrats in the next election.

[AllentownJake]

4. Like we did this election

We have what 59 Senators with Arlen?

[rurallib]

5. Voting for Dems doesn't seem to be the answer.

There seems to be a transformation that happens in Washington.

[AllentownJake]

7. Yep

The people who were paying for the Republicans simply started paying for the Democrats.

[Autumn]

10. I think they are bi partisianing us to death

really sucks.

[AllentownJake]

25. Nope

There is about 10 of them, in relatively safe seats mind you, that side with Corporate Interest every time they can.

[Autumn]

8. Worked out well

didn't it?:spray: maybe we need 500 Democratic Senators them we MIGHT almost get something.

[rurallib]

11. 500 dems to get 51 votes? sounds about right.

[uberblonde]

6. Line up outside their offices...

And spit at them as they go by.

[leeroysphitz]

27. I like the way you think!

Let me know how that works out.

[Cleita]

9. Million person march to Congress?

We have to be there in numbers because that is where the law is being made. Is there something being planned? I know that there is The Great American Sickout on June 25th with a rally planned to gather at the Washington Monument, but is it too soon? When will be the best time to catch Congress before they leave for August vacations? I can only do this once so I want to make it at the time that is best and with the largest crowd demonstrating for this.

[rurallib]

12. this is a good idea. Who could organize such a thing in a month or so?

[Cleita]

13. There is a website but it turns out it's one lawyer in Utah who is

manning it so I wonder if it will be effective. Here is the website address: http://www.1payer.net.

[kath]

20. Hubby and I have said the same thing - there needs to be a HUGE march on Congress. We would be

there, but, like you, we wouldn't have the time or money to do it more than once.

[JimWis]

14. Yes. If they don't get it right this time, I think alot of people will

just consider this round 1, and the fight will continue. There are too many Americans out there that want decent health reform, and many organizations, labor unions, etc that want single payer, and from what I read, they are growing.

[rurallib]

16. I'm getting old. Round one was 1948.

With all the effort at electing Dems and working on them, I don't have enough left in me for another round.
If they can't get it done with the white house, Senate and House I don't know what else could make a difference.

[JimWis]

29. Good point. I am getting old too. Actually already old too I should

say.

[Autumn]

24. I consider it the knockout round

a lot of us are on the ropes as it is .

[JimWis]

30. I hear you.

[quakerboy]

34. I hope you are right

But I doubt it. Obama roused a lot of people who normally sit back. But if there is no change, or worse they put in a forced payment without a guarantee of real health care, those people are going to be even more cynical than they were to start.

There's a big difference between wanting something and putting effort in to getting it.

[sandnsea]

15. June 27 is OFA National Health Care Day of Service

To draw attention to the fact that we're supposed to be fighting for what we want in the health plan now.

[rucky]

17. Lube up...

or it's gonna hurt.

[lib2DaBone]

18. Maybe we need to get in the street like the People in Iran.. show we care...

[rurallib]

21. kind of what I had in mind

do you think we can ship them over here?

[HughMoran]

19. Burn the insurance companies to the ground

That's really the only option.

[rurallib]

22. Then they would get huge rebuild money from congress.

[HughMoran]

28. hahaha!!

Now that's cynical - I like that. :)

[undeterred]

23. Yeah I think we should take to the streets.

[jwirr]

26. IMO we need to put all our efforts into this issue when it comes up and

if that means taking to the streets than that is what we do. We need to organize our efforts the way we did when people were still marching in the streets against the war. I want a million strong or more peacefully marching from the WH to the capital and staying there for as long as it takes. I want us to help people who cannot afford to go with travel expenses. Especially disabled persons. I want our leaders on Health care (Kennedy, Conyers, Elizabeth Edwards, Howard Dean) to join us.

The problem that we need an organizer and the only one I know is President of the United States.

[Cleita]

31. Maybe we could get some of the law makers who are in favor of

real health reform to lead us. Off the top of my head, there is Dennis Kucinich, John Conyers, and Bernie Sanders. They might have people who worked on their campaigns to organize something like this. Back in the sixties we had Abbie Hoffman, Tom Hayden and the rest who could do it.

[Kansas Wyatt]

32. Any Health Provider you go to....

They have you list who is the responsible party for paying the bill.

By all means, list your Senators and/or your Representative, their HOME address, and HOME telephone numbers.*

Piss on them, they got us in this mess, then turn their backs on us, so they DO deserve it!

*Photocopy their names and billing information, and hand it out to uninsured people as well.

[quakerboy]

33. Wait and watch the R's drown our representatives with their own

idiotic legislation, and take it all back next election. Ive called. Ive emailed. What else is there that I can do. Sometimes you cant save stupid(or greedy). They don't seem to get that there isn't enough money in the insurance coffers to make up for the negative "they forced you to pay, and you still didn't really get coverage" ads that are probably already being made.