Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

It would have been nice if we were celebrating victory on ObamaCare today -- and could turn our attention to other issues.

This
was not to be, however, thanks to House Democrats who campaigned as
"moderates," but in the end, danced at the end of Nancy Pelosi's
strings.

Saturday, the House passed ObamaCare by a 220-215
vote. The bill now goes to the Senate, where South Carolina Senator
Lindsey Graham -- hardly a staunch conservative -- has pronounced it
"dead on arrival."

We remain convinced that we can and will kill ObamaCare, but only if the grassroots keep the pressure on.

ACTION: Write your Representative. Thank him -- or reprimand him -- for his vote on
ObamaCare.

You can use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to
send a pre-written message to your Representative -- the appropriate
e-mail will automatically be sent, based on how your Representative
voted.

To see the official listing of how each Representative voted, you can go to http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll887.xml .

----- Pre-written letter to Representatives voting pro-gun -----

Dear Representative:

While I was very disappointed to see that ObamaCare passed, I want to thank you for your vote against the bill.

Even
still, I am disturbed by the games the House leadership has been
playing. The press has widely reported that Nancy Pelosi had given
"byes" to a number of
moderate Democrats, who would have voted for ObamaCare had their votes
been needed.

I find it disgusting that there are Representatives who voted "no" on the bill, but were
waiting in the wings to vote "yes if their support was needed. After all, this legislation is built upon several lies:

*
It was a lie that this $1.2 trillion bill came in under $900 billion
and that it will not increase the deficit, once you consider the
$210-247 billion companion bill Pelosi's trying to sneak through
quietly.

* It was a lie that this bill will not raise taxes on
the middle class -- with $160 billion in tax penalties and taxes on
everything from wheelchairs to artificial limbs -- and that Americans
will be able to keep the coverage they currently have under this bill.

*
And it is a lie that supporters care anything about the Second
Amendment, given their support of an ObamaCare bill which would put
health-related gun information into
a federal registry -- and would allow Obama to use insurance to go
against gun owners, as State Farm and Prudential have done in the past.

I hope that you will continue to vote
against this bill if it comes before you again.

Sincerely,

---- Pre-written letter to Representatives voting anti-gun ----

Dear Representative:

As
far as I'm concerned, your vote for ObamaCare showed you are more
interested in dancing at the end of Nancy Pelosi's strings, rather than
upholding the Constitution and truly representing your district.

This legislation is built upon several lies:

*
It was a lie that this $1.2 trillion bill came in under $900 billion
and that it will not increase the deficit, once you consider the
$210-247 billion companion bill Pelosi's trying to sneak through
quietly.

* It was a lie that this bill will not raise taxes on
the middle class -- with $160 billion in tax penalties
and taxes on everything from wheelchairs to artificial limbs -- and
that Americans will be able to keep the coverage they currently have
under this bill.

*
And it is a lie that
supporters care anything about the Second Amendment, given their
support of an ObamaCare bill which would put health-related gun
information into a federal registry -- and would allow Obama to use
insurance to go against gun owners, as State Farm and Prudential have
done in the past.

I intend to let everyone I know -- my friends, my family, my church, and coworkers -- that you cannot be trusted.

Sincerely,