From: Liberty Counsel <[email protected]> Subject: Why its really not over yet Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 10:13 AM Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman Liberty Counsel Now that Harry Reid and the White House arm twisters have their first of three needed rounds of 60 votes, we are seeing the "inconvenient truth" about how they got there. Bottom line - you and I are watching one of the most corrupt legislative bodies in American history! Please read below- Mat Within hours of Monday's dead-of-night railroad vote on ObamaCare, Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) was already openly saying what skeptical Americans suspected all along. "This is just the beginning," he said. "What we're building is a starter home, not a mansion. And guess what? We have room for expansions and additions later on." Harkin was merely trying to placate his party's angry left wing, but for the majority of Americans who don't want ANY form of ObamaCare, it was a "suspicions confirmed" moment. The camel's nose - no, his entire torso - is now in the tent! How many times must we fall for the socialists' "We have a terrible emergency here and only our radical plan can save us" schemes? ObamaCare is just one more "Bait and Switch" from the Obama/Pelosi/Reid axis of power. TARP One. ClimateGate. A proposed TARP Two. And now ObamaCare. The pattern has never strayed very far from Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel's famous "Never waste a good crisis" strategy. ++By Monday afternoon, the AMA showed up to get their "fix" With his bogus "less than a trillion" price tag from the Congressional Budget Office safely in hand, Harry Reid could finally afford to "receive" the American Medical Association's prized endorsement. How convenient that the AMA's permanent fix to Medicare reimbursement rates could wait until AFTER the CBO scoring process on Reid's "Manager's Amendment"! Of course, the AMA's "doc fix" will add an estimated $250 to $400 billion dollars to the final tab, and that's just one part of the "adjustment" process! As we've said all along, ObamaCare will cost at least $2.5 trillion and bring higher taxes, taxpayer-funded abortion, a swelling bureaucracy and the rationing of care. ++Is there any hope left of stopping this monstrosity? Although socialist leaders are loudly crowing their triumph, this shakedown is far from a "done deal." As we have often noted during this battle, Reid, Pelosi and Obama are constantly trying to assert the "inevitability" of ObamaCare passing. But it's really not over yet! Consider these substantial remaining hurdles: 1) The Senate bill still needs two more votes of 60 Senators and then a final vote. If it does not clear these three remaining Senate votes, then it is defeated. Today and tomorrow will see the second and third required "60 vote" sessions. Then, if they get past these tests, the final vote will take place on Christmas Eve. 2) The public is increasingly angry about the bill and the outrageous process Pelosi and Reid have used to get what they want. Many observers are now saying that tanking public opinion (and the approaching 2010 elections!) could derail ObamaCare in the end. 3) The Senate-House Conference Committee, through which the bill's final form will be hammered out, is likely to become extremely contentious. If any single Senator objects to the appointment of conferees, then ObamaCare could be forced back through the Senate yet another time! 4) There were razor-thin margins of passage in both houses of Congress. And pro-life Representatives like Bart Stupak are itching for a fight after the Senate effectively ignored their abortion concerns in Reid's version of ObamaCare. Just a few conscience-driven defections in the final stages would completely upset the socialists' plans! In short, IT IS NOT TIME TO GIVE UP! And even if this horrendous bill and its taxpayer-funded abortion provisions are eventually rammed through, we must still continue resisting! ++ If this bill becomes law, Liberty Counsel is prepared to challenge its constitutionality in court! Harry Reid's 383-page amendment and its 2,074-page underlying bill (H.R. 3590) are unconstitutional because: 1) Congress has NO authority to force every American to carry insurance coverage, and, 2) Congress has NO authority to fine employers whose policies do not have the mandated coverage. Fred, if this monstrous healthcare bill passes, it must be strongly challenged in the federal judiciary from the moment of its birth. Liberty Counsel stands ready to do exactly that! ++For now, we must continue to make Congress hear our voice! Major pro-life and conservative organizations are going all out this week to BURY the Senate in protest over Harry Reid and Barack Obama's dirty tricks. They have lied, dissembled, and manipulated our system to get what they want at any cost. The Senate still must get 60 votes two more times this week before they vote to approve Harry Reid's version of the bill. Americans nationwide are expressing their OUTRAGE at this manipulation and total lack of integrity. Reid, Pelosi and Obama have proven they will do anything it takes to get this government takeover of our medical industry. Now more than ever, the socialists and abortion advocates need to understand that WE HAVE NOT GIVEN UP and will resist to the very end! Here's what I'm asking you to do... #1 -- Fax Your Senators TODAY! Even if you have done so many times already, help us continue flooding Senate offices with feedback from constituents who refuse to stop protesting these seemingly endless schemes to deceive, manipulate and disempower the American people! Go here right now: http://www.libertyaction.org/r.asp?U=23769&CID=297&RID=21309857 Of course, we always encourage you to send your own faxes if you prefer. We have provided all the information you need to reach the key senators here: http://www.libertyaction.org/r.asp?U=23770&CID=297&RID=21309857 #2 - Call your Senators! Please... take a moment to call your two Senators - even every day this week right up to Christmas - and let them know you are OUTRAGED by the way this bill has been handled. Then urge them to vote "NO!" on ANY form of ObamaCare: Sen. Bond 202-224-5721 Sen. McCaskill 202-224-6154 #3 - Pray that this bill will be miraculously derailed! Pray for God's deliverance from being forced to pay for abortions and from the overt deceit and trickery that has become the norm from the Obama/Pelosi/Reid power axis. PLEASE keep the heat on, especially after we have been deceived and shoved aside! Go here to raise your voice in protest: http://www.libertyaction.org/r.asp?U=23771&CID=297&RID=21309857 Now is NOT the time to be silent! Join like-minded Americans who will be making Harry Reid and the Senate majority realize that this power-play WILL be the undoing of everyone who votes for the ObamaCare Abortion Bill of 2009! God bless you, Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman Liberty Counsel P.S. This battle is not over, no matter how much the Pelosi/Reid/Obama power axis wants us to think that it is. Please pray! There is always hope in God! Continue taking action! And let your Senators know that you WILL hold them accountable for their decisions on ObamaCare and its outrageous handling! Once again, thank you for praying and speaking out. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Note: Please do not "reply" directly to this e-mail message. This e-mail address is not designed to receive your personal messages. 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