“Cloward-Piven” Obamacare
As the President prepares to push the Democratic leadership of both chambers of the legislature towards circumventing the legislative process of the upper chamber through the budgetary process of Reconciliation, it is clear that the Republicans will have little choice but to deploy their own “nuclear option”. The Republicans need to take a play from the liberal’s play book and “Cloward-Piven” Obamacare.
What is the Republican “Nuclear Option”? That’s simple, – the “unlimited amendment” provision of the Reconciliation Process. Use it to turn the Obamacare Bill into a real Budget Bill – you know, the kind of bill Reconciliation was really meant to be used for. Let’s help them by turning this Health Care Bill into a true budget bill and take the opportunity to dismantle the tax-and-spend programs of this administration. Put every aspect of current spending on display as an individual amendment – use the Cloward-Piven strategy against them. Overwhelm the process and use this opportunity to expose this administration’s out-of-control spending for what it is.
What an opportunity for Republicans! Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to not only force the Democrats to “own” this massive new entitlement, but we can force them to “own” every single aspect of this administrations liberal agenda by fileing an individual amendment for every earmark currently in the budget and require an up-or-down vote on each and every one. Attach an individual amendment for every single unspent provision of Stimulus and TARP and require an up-or-down vote on that as well. Attack the funding of every Czar and require an up-or-down vote. Put Speaker Pelosi’s federally funded family travel plan on display and require an up-or-down vote on that. Make individual amendments regarding the funding of every expenditure of the National Endowment of the Arts. Go through the entire budget of the EPA and require up-or-down votes on them. Go after all the funding for ACORN and their affiliates as well as Planned Parenthood and their affiliates. Let there be no “sacred cows” - go after it all, but do it with small, clearly worded, amendments – each requiring an up-or-down vote. Attach so many budgetary amendments to this bill that it would be physically impossible to finish the debate and vote on them before the end of the decade.
Why wait for reconciliation, I’d start to put the list of amendments together now and put them up on a web site. Let the Dems know now that there is no way a Reconciliation process is gong to “fix” the Senate Bill they are about to accept on the pretense it will all be fixed with a Reconciliation process. Show them we really want to help them make this a bipartisan budgetary bill worthy of the Reconcilliation Process and that no stone will be left unturned in making that a reality. If the President wants to lead his party over a cliff on this, I say we help him out.
You seem Mr. President, we know how to read Saul Alinsky as well. Let’s get it on!
This country is far from beaten. What the brit hasn’t seen is the sleeping anger that american citizens build just before they put their boots on and go to kicking. Our government has foolishly tested those lines this time and it won’t be forgotten.
interesting matter, i never seen one thing about this before