From our old pal Jeff Goldstein at Protein Wisdom comes the news that the Senate will hold a vote on the Cut, Cap, and Balance legislation that was passed in the House of Representatives by a wide margin earlier this week:
Now, here’s the thing: Reid is going to keep the Democrats in line (though ironically, he himself promised to vote for a balanced budget); but the fact is, a number of Democratic senators campaigned on support for a balanced budget and a balanced budget amendment. (Jim DeMint says the tally is 22 Democrats and 1 independent)
We need to target them with phone calls and emails, reminding them that they now have an opportunity to honor their promises.
Jeff is entirely correct about this. Many Senators, on both sides of the aisle, have made promises in recent years, or indicated their willingness, to vote for legislation that mandates balancing the federal budget. But with Obama declaring his distaste for, and opposition to, CC&B you can bet that there will be a lot of pressure on Democrat Senators to hold the line and vote against the measure.
Now is the time to make your wishes known to your Senators. Jeff’s post has a list of the contact information for the 23 Senators that DeMint thinks can be swayed. But even if your Senator(s) are not on that list you can find their contact information at the Senate’s website, here.
We urge all our readers to contact their Senators, and if you have the time every member of the Senate, and tell them to support the cloture vote on CC&B. The right to govern comes from the consent of the governed in our Republic, so tell them to support your will and allow CC&B to come to the Senate floor for an up-or-down vote. Regardless of the outcome of that vote, we’ll know which Senators are really serious about balancing the budget.
Your country needs you; DUTY CALLS! Will you answer?
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