After nearly a year of discussions, we are further away from real health care reform and closer to Government-run healthcare.

What could have been a great opportunity for America has now turned into a game from the White House. The game has no winners. Everyone loses especially — We the People.

The President of the United States job is to lead. Mr. Obama, unfortunately, is a micro-manager. Micromanagement is a compulsion based upon deep seated insecurities resistant to CHANGE. Mr. Obama’s platform was all about Change and yet he is not willing to listen to others, to learn from others or to collaborate with others. Unwilling to really listen, he has put our country in harms way and We the People have no leader.

Since we have no leader, will you lead? Will you step up to the plate and do all you can to keep this healthcare non-reform bill from passing? Will you do all you can to educate yourself on what is happening in politics, in our country and in our schools? Will you encourage others to get up and do something for their country? For their futures? For the future of their children and grandchildren? Will you be willing to Stand Up for America? Are you a leader willing to help your country? If so, read on.

FACTS ABOUT THIS BILL

Costs: The new healthcare overhaul is expected to cost $950 billion.

Individual Costs: Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the bill estimates it would cost families an additional $2,300 in premiums.

No Improvement: Jeffrey Flier, M.D., dean of the Harvard Medical School, has stated that there is near unanimity of opinion among analysts that the current legislation “would do little or nothing to improve quality or change health-care’s dysfunctional delivery system.”

Hidden legislation: Democrats are attempting to incorporate changes in student aid into the bill. The measure would require the government to originate student loans, closing out a role for banks and other private lenders who charge a fee. Obama proposed taking the savings and plowing it into higher Pell Grants that go to needy college students.

More Taxes: Democrats are quietly reshaping the tax system too with a “back door tax.” President Obama’s latest health-care proposal is a major change to the Medicare tax that has always been tied to payrolls. In every paycheck, employers and employees each chip in 1.45%, regardless of how much someone makes. Under Obama’s proposal — which should be very close to what Congress winds up enacting — a Medicare tax would now be applied to investment income too: Individuals who earn more than $200,000 and couples over $250,000 would pay an additional 2.9% surtax on unearned income from interest, dividends, annuities, royalties and rents.

Mandates: The proposal would require almost everyone to be insured or pay a fine. There is an exemption for low-income people.

Blue Dog Democrats: One of our last great “hopes” for keeping the Government-run Healthcare Bill from becoming law is Rep. Bart Stupak. Stupak, a Pro-Life Democrat, is also opposed to funding abortions in the bill. “If you pass the Stupak amendment, more children will be born, and therefore it will cost us millions more. That’s one of the arguments I’ve been hearing,” Stupak says. “Money is their hang-up. Is this how we now value life in America? If money is the issue - come on, we can find room in the budget. This is life we’re talking about.”

In National Review, Stupak said, “I am a definite ‘no’ vote. I didn’t cave. The others are having both of their arms twisted, and we’re all getting pounded by our traditional Democratic supporters, like unions.”

So, with all the hoop-la about healthcare reform, the country is still in a mess and according to the latest Rasmussen Reports this week our fellow Americans believe our…

Country is heading in the right direction - 25%

Country is heading in the wrong direction - 71%

It’s time for some leadership and it’s time for all Great Americans to Stand Up and say “Enough is enough!!”

Join us Tuesday morning at the Jacksonville Airport as we meet together to send off the leader of the DC Delegation from the First Coast Tea Party.  Diane Leone will be traveling to DC to prepare for others who will join her for ten days of visits to Senators who are considering voting Yes on the healthcare bill. 

Thanks to our dedicated tea party patriots we were able to raise $4,000 to pay for this trip.  We are still under budget slightly and we are going ahead anyway in faith that more dollars will come in to help us with this trip.  If you are interested in donating to help out, you can do so online and donate via PayPal.  You can click here to Donate or send us a check written to First Coast Tea Party to: 1513 Orlando Circle South, Jacksonville, FL 32207. 
 
Anyone who donates $25 or more will receive a First Coast Tea Party “tea” shirt as our thanks.
 
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Four days ago, Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R) sent out a message and asked people to drive to DC and look the Representatives in the eye about the healthcare bill.  This was an urgent call from a Representative and no one that we know of has ever done this before.

Like the shot heard round the world, patriots responded and are coming from the West Coast, flying from the south, taking buses from all points of the US and making their way to DC to stand up against Socialism.

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Obama:  “I hear your voices…”

Obama On Election night, President Obama told those who did not vote for him:  “I hear your voices.  I need your help.  I will be your President too.”  Hear his words in .45 second video and click here:  I hear your voices

Not True:  Within a few months of his inauguration when the Healthcare debate began - Mr. Obama made fun of tea party patriots, attacked news outlets who disagreed with him and  shunned Republicans who had different ideas.  See article and video of Obama making fun of We the People.

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Dear First Coast Tea Party Patriots:

Halloween is tomorrow and if you want to attend a party as something really scary - try going as the newly released Healthcare Reform bill.

While we usually try to bring levity to the seriousness of DC politics, today is not a day that should be handled with the “this too shall pass” statement.  If you have never forwarded an email before, we encourage you to do so with this one.  While it may scare the dickens out of some of you, it will also empower you through knowledge and understanding.

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 Be relentless-don’t let them think we’ve gone away. Tell them to get out of the way of our freedoms. Tell them it is unacceptable that we cannot carry petitions into the govt. buildings that we pay for.

CONGRESS CONTACT INFORMATION

Corrine Brown 

            Jacksonville Office – 101 E. Union St., Ste #202, Jacksonville, Fl  32202

                        PH. 354-1652  Fax 354-2721

            Washington DC Office – 2336 Rayburn House Office Bldg, Washington, DC 20515

                        PH.  202-225-0123  Fax 202-225-2256

Ander Crenshaw

            Jacksonville Office – 1061 Riverside Ave., Ste !00, Jacksonville, Fl  32204

                        PH. 598-0481   Fax 598-0486

            Washington, DC Office – 440 Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20515

John Mica

            St. Augustine – 3000 North Ponce de Leon Blvd., Ste. 1, St. Augustine, Fl  32084

                        PH. 904-810-5048   Fax 904-810-5091

            Washington DC Office – 2313 Rayburn House Office Bldg, Washington, DC 20515

                        PH. 202-225-4035   Fax 202-226-0821

Cliff Stearns

            Orange Park Office – 1726 Kingsley Ave., Ste. 8, Orange Park, Fl  32073

                        PH. 904-269-3203

            Washington, DC Office – 2370 Rayburn House Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20515

                        PH. 202-225-5744   Fax 202-225-3973

George LeMieux

            Jacksonville Office – 1650 Prudential Dr., Ste 220, Jacksonville, Fl  32207

                        PH. 398-8586   Fax 398-8591

            Washington, Dc Office – 356 Russell Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510

                        PH. 202-224-3041   Fax 202-228-5171

Bill Nelson

            Jacksonville Office - 1301 Riverplace Blvd, Ste. 2218, Jacksonville, Fl 32207
                        PH. 346-4500   Fax 346-4506

            Washington, DC Office - 716 Senate Hart Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510
                        PH. 202-224-5274   Fax 202-228-2183

World News Daily has begun a campaign to send Pink Slips to every member of Congress.  They currently have over 4 million sent via Fed EX.  For more information and to see how you can send a Pink Slip to all members of Congress for $29.95, go to the web site listed below:

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=113792

Did you make it to the Town Hall meeting or were you at home in your PJ’s watching it live online?  We had our first online live-streaming Town Hall meeting last night and it was a huge success! We had people watching online locally and from outside of Jacksonville! We learned so much and had great fun.

Thanks to all of you that were at the Garden Club last night and to those who watched us live online. If you missed it, don’t worry, we plan on holding Town Hall meetings once a quarter.

The “Big Picture” is coming together rapidly in the “crisis-strategy” going on in DC we are losing our freedoms at an alarming rate. Right now, a backup deal is being cut for a government run healthcare plan – not even C-Span is allowed in. The pressure is on to pass a cap and trade bill so that Obama can go to Copenhagen and sign our freedoms away to a one world government.

See our Trick or Treat Town Hall - LIVE - on our website. The charge is $5.00 to help pay for the services to make this possible.

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Webster’s Dictionary defines “Shenanigan as : a devious trick used especially for an underhand purpose” 

The following are items in the healthcare bill soon to be voted on (in the next 2 weeks or BEFORE):

Individual mandate to buy health insurance
– The Federal Government will tax and fine you if you don’t buy what you are told to buy: overpriced, government-created, politicized health insurance. You could spend a year in jail if you don’t buy it!  This is true and it’s in the bill!

– Reconciliation:  It’s purpose is to combine into one bill the work of multiple committees that are changing federal spending and tax laws. The Senate would use only 51 votes to ram through a takeover of the largest sector of the American economy in history!  60 votes is the standard.   Harry Reid said a few days ago:  “If we can’t work this out to do something within the committee structure, then we’ll be forced to do reconciliation.”  Reconciliation is usually used only to change spending, taxes, or the debt limit.  They may try to sneak in healthcare reform to “reduce spending on Medicare, Medicaid, etc.”  Keep watch on this sneaky tactic.

– Vapor Bill:  Another dirty trick is to attach the bill as an amendment to a TARP or other bill.  See great explanation about Vapor Bill at Sneaky Vapor Bill from RedState.com. 

 

Senators refuse to read the bill

“I will not read the legislative language.  It is one of the most confusing things I have read in my life.  Most of us can’t understand this.” - Senator Thomas Carper (D-Del)

 

WHAT?  Are you kidding us?  Nope - see for yourself at Too Confusing to understand!

 

 

OKAY STOP THE INSANITY AND 

STOP THE HEALTHCARE BILL!!

Here’s why:

 

1.  We are broke!!  We can not afford it.

2.  Unemployment is at 9.8% and rising.  Focus focus focus - it’s the economy, stupid!

3.  Sneaky tactics means corruption.  Get out the shredder and shred this bill!

4.  You can not send me to jail because I refuse to buy health insurance.  It’s Un-Constitutional and illegal! 

5.  If you can’t understand it - how the heck do you plan to implement it? 

  CALLS TO ACTION 

This week — Please contact Senator Bill Nelson and 13 other Senators who we believe might change their vote to NO with pressure from all of us.  Their contact information is below.  Tell them:

 

1.  I don’t want my insurance premiums to go up.  Instead change the tax code to allow me to grow my health savings account.  Give me an individual tax break to buy health insurance outside of work and allow interstate purchasing of less regulated, lower cost insurance. 

2.  I refuse to be forced to buy health insurance - or pay a tax, penalty or face jail time!  Instead, I’ll work to unseat you for this Un-Constitutional act.

3.  I do not want a government committee deciding my care and penalizing my doctor for giving me the care I need.  Instead:  Put the power for medical decisions and payment in my hands.

4.  NO RECONCILIATION OR VAPOR BILLS!  - We are on to you and we are watching.  Don’t try this because it says you and your peers are up to no good.

 

This Week’s Schedule for contacting the Senators   

Tuesday, October 6

Bill Nelson (FL) (202) 224-5274 / Fax: 202-228-2183 

Evan Byah (IN)  (202) 224-5623 / Fax:  (202) 228-1377

 

Michael Bennett (CO)  (202) 224-5852 / (202) 228-5036 

Joe Lieberman (CT)  (202) 224-4041 / (202) 224-9750 fax

 

Wednesday, October 7

Ben Nelson (NE)  (202) 224-6551 / (202) 228-0012 fax

Blanche Lincoln (AR)   (202) 224-4843 / (202) 228-1371 fax

Mary Landrieu (LA)  (202) 224-5824 / (202) 224-9735 fax

John Tester (MT)  (202) 224-2644 / (202) 224-8594 fax 

Thursday, October 8

Mark Pryor (AR)  (202) 224-2353 / (202) 228-0908 fax

Mark Warner (VA) (202) 224-2023 / (202) 224-6295 fax

Mark Begich (AK)   (202) 224-3004 / (202) 224-2354 fax

 

Friday, October 9

Robert Byrd (WV)  (202) 224-3954 / (202) 228-0002 fax

Thomas Carper (DE)  (202) 224-2441 / (202) 228-2190 fax  (the one who doesn’t understand the language)

Jim Webb (VA)   (202) 224-4024 / 202-228-6363 fax

 

In the meantime, take a look at this wonderful group of Senior Citizens who stood outside Bill Nelson’s North Florida office today and waved signs to those heading out for lunch.  If they can do this, you can pick up the phone and call these Senators.  They are fighting for you - let’s fight for them.

 

 

 

THANK YOU FOR USING YOUR POWER THROUGH THE PEN AND THE PHONE.  SOON YOU CAN USE IT THROUGH THE BALLOT BOX!

 

 

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Premiums will go up, not down. Insurance companies will get guaranteed profits and will be given government rationing powers. This is true and it’s in the bill!

Government Rationing Committees 
– 15 senior level government bureaucrats are already appointed to determine what medical services would be authorized (This was created in the ”stimulus bill.”) (This is called a Comparative Effectiveness panel and there are no actively practicing doctors on are the panel).
– Another 15 member panel (IMAC) will decide what would be paid for and will be given Congressional powers of spending and will ration care.
 
Doctors and hospitals will be placed on a budget - for your medical spending
– A one size fits all budget will be created for your medical care.
Hospitals and doctors will make more money if spend less money on you.
– Doctors that WANT to spend more money on you will be punished.
 
“Budget Reconciliation” and “Vapor Bill”

 

 

 

You will not believe the stuff happening in DC.  It is crazy, it is wrong and it is corrupt.  It is called Healthcare Reform and boy oh boy are they going to reform healthcare.  Hang on to your chair - you will not believe what they are up to.