Petition to stop Lieberman and use reconciliation. Please sign.

[Maraya1969]

http://act.boldprogressives.org/cms/sign/porescue/?akid=110.249561.gYMxag&rd=1&source=e2_polpicfin&t=1

Progressive Change Committee


UPDATE: Over 43,000 signers!

The White House is urging senators to cave to Joe Lieberman, who opposes any real health reform. But if senators fight, they can pass a bill with just 51 votes -- making Lieberman irrelevant. Please sign this petition to progressive Senators Russ Feingold, Bernie Sanders, Roland Burris, and Sherrod Brown:

PETITION: "Don't let Joe Lieberman win! Americans need you to stand strong and block any 'compromise' without a strong public option. If necessary, demand that Sen. Harry Reid and President Obama support budget reconciliation and pass a bill with just 51 votes -- at which point, Joe Lieberman will be irrelevant and the public option can be made even stronger."

Key Democrats have said they won't support a bill without a strong public option:

BERNIE SANDERS: "t the very least there should be a widely accessible public option." And: "If we can't do it because we don't get 60 votes, then there are other ways that we have to proceed. And I would strongly support those other ways."

ROLAND BURRIS: "I will not vote for any reform legislation that fails to include a strong public option. I believe we cannot get meaningful reform without the real competition, lower costs, and accountability that a public option can provide."

RUSS FEINGOLD: "I do not support proposals that would replace the public option in the bill with a purely private approach. We need to have some competition for the insurance industry to keep rates down and save taxpayer dollars."

SHERROD BROWN: "There's no negotiations as far as I'm concerned. We've compromised the public option three times, maybe four, depending on how you define it. This bill is not going to continue to become more pro-insurance company."

BOLD FLASHBACK: "Any plan I sign must include an insurance exchange...including a public option to increase competition and keep insurance companies honest." -- Barack Obama

[me b zola]

1. Done

[Maraya1969]

2. Thanks. I want to give up so much but I can't. It's not over till it's over.

[StarfarerBill]

3. Done and done.

[Maraya1969]

4. Thanks Bill. And another kick for the destruction of Lieberman.

The man is a boil on the ass of our legislative process.

[StarfarerBill]

6. You're welcome. :)

I'd say more like a cancer; a malignant, corrupt tumor.

[LeftyFingerPop]

5. Done. n/t

[HughMoran]

7. SIgned that one earlier. Shouldn't we be email & phone bombing them until they go insane?

Seriously.

[Luciferous]

11. Yes we should...

[Maraya1969]

14. I suppose all lines of attack are in order. Can you put up a topic tomorrow

and remind everyone to call? Because I forget. At least I forgot today and I feel not to good about it.

[HughMoran]

15. I'm going to make time at work to look up the numbers ect. and post them

It seems that the activism of DU has been lost to anger and "woe is me" thinking.

[varelse]

8. Done - thanks for the link

[Cetacea]

9. Thank you nt

[Luciferous]

10. Done!

[undeterred]

12. Done!

[Kaleko]

13. Signed.

[Faryn Balyncd]

16. K&R...Is it about time real Democrats rise up & STOP this farce of a "reform"?

[Parker CA]

17. K and f-in' R!!!!!