Fellow Socio-justice minded people,
Please HELP. I hope that you can help Organize a virtual electronic and phone march for real Health Care Reform on Washington and in support of Healthcare rallies on Tuesday.
We know that one characteristic of our Democratic members of Congress, Senate and White House is that they are a bunch of cowards who are always ready to run and hide in a corner at the first sight of (or even in remote anticipation of) resistance from the GOP. There is no doubt in my mind that these cowards we elected need to be pushed to do the right thing.
In the case of health care reform, there is no doubt in my mind that the correct thing to do INSPITE of the loss from MA is Dems to stand up and fight for what they claim they believe in which is a real health care reform which confronts the insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and the huge medical interest groups . To put it clearly, at time when we and our elected Democratic delegation need to choose between FREEZE, FLIGHT OR FIGHT, the obvious choice on moral and political grounds is to fight it out to the bitter end and pass the best health care reform bill.
What we do as progressive voters and activists will largely determine how our cowardly Dem elected officials will behave. Furthermore, we need to act fast before these cowards go infront of cameras and make their usual incoherent and cowardly statements to the media which is also interested in a specific narrative for 2010.
I have already received my notice from the other different grassroots groups : "Democracy for America members are joining with our friends at MoveOn in organizing emergency rallies nationwide on Tuesday to demand Democrats show backbone and leadership -- starting with passage of real healthcare reform".
My suggestion is that we organize a virtual electronic and phone match to send a warning to Dems in their offices not to cower into a politically safe corner. Our call would also amplify the actual rallies on the ground on Tuesday. I suggestthat the electronic exercise should start tomorrow and run through Tuesday and should include all Democratic and Independent members of the House and Senate and also the White House. We should tie up their systems so that they get our message loud and clear. The activity should involve as many of the progressive groups as we can think about.
My capabilities in using the electronic tools are limited. The help I need is in form of organizers of the event, participants to communicate the message through out the internet, inclusion of all possible progressive groups and supporters of real health care reform. I know that the creativity and passion of people on this site are unlimited.
Please someone, help with this, PLEASE ! I am one of those who badly need a real health care reform bill signed and I really need your creativity and initiative.
If you feel this is is in your scope of activitism, please help bluid the tools into a single link.
I thank you for your help