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Kill the Bill - crossing swords over healthcare reform
Published: 06 November, 2009, 14:35
Edited: 09 November, 2009, 10:35
Thousands of people from across the country rally to protest the health care bill at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC (AFP Photo / Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
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As the US congress prepares to vote on health care reform, thousands of Americans have been protesting on Capitol Hill.
Democrats hope they have enough votes to get the legislation passed without support from the Republicans.
Michelle Bachmann, the mastermind of the protest, is a Republican congresswoman. She invited Americans to scare members of Congress into voting against the Health Care Bill.
She claimed: “Every level of power is controlled by one party now in DC. We tried to figure out what we could do. We knew that we were limited, but what we knew that was unlimited was the voice of persuasion of the American people.”
Her call to action even caused James Brooks, a protestor, to drive 8 hours to Washington to tell President Obama to listen up. “I feel very definitely that he plans on taking over everything in America,” he said.
Protesters Lynn and Tom Melonic say: “It's absolutely criminal. It's unconstitutional…when you're spending dollars you don't have, it's treasonous, and that's what we feel is happening.”
House leaders are pushing for a vote on this healthcare bill this Saturday. That's why these people have come to Capitol Hill – to make sure the bill doesn't get the 218 votes it needs to pass.
Joann Abbott, a protestor, says: “It's a revolution because we're not going to let them steal all of our rights.”
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This bill is horrible. The costs for each working American are way too high, plus government rules what you can and cannot have. Forget coverage for seniors, with the impact on Medicaid and on the Supplemental Policies - seniors will not have the coverage they have now and they will pay a lot more for what they can get. VOTE NO ON THIS BILL!!!!!
The American news media is still practicing OBAMA WORSHIP and it is leading AMERICA away from true REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. The OBAMA ROBOTS in the CON{gress} no longer even care about the will of the people. They are trying to establish a GOVERNMENT OF, BY, AND FOR OBAMA. The will of the American people has become a secondary, nuisance to these self appointed little dictators. NANCY PELOSI is so out of touch and has performed so poorly that she should resign, for the good of America. Pelosi was totally disgraseful in her attacks on the American Intelligence Employees. If any Americans are ever tried for war crimes, Pelosi should be the first one tried to determine exactly what she knew and when she knew it. Most people didn't believe her feeble story and she shouldn't be able to weasle out.