An e-mail note from VP Joe Biden

[hue]

Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 10:07 AM
10:07 AM
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I've never seen this in my lifetime:

From

Joe Biden

To

hue

Friend --

I've been in politics for a while now, but I've never seen anything quite like this.

A group of freshmen senators are running the show in the Republican Party -- that is not hyperbole.

You should see what these guys are doing now. They're asking their Republican colleagues to sign a pledge to shut down the federal government unless we defund Obamacare.

Now these aren't bad guys, but I want you to think about this: not only are they still trying to get rid of health care reform -- they're willing to use the entire federal government as a bargaining chip to get it done.

That's what we're dealing with in Washington right now, and it's unprecedented in my lifetime.

Make no mistake -- one thing we don't need is to let the Republicans outrun us in 2014, and elect a bunch more people to the House and Senate who think, act, and vote the way Ted Cruz and Rand Paul do.

Chip in $25 or more right now and help build the organization that's going to stop these guys:

https://my.democrats.org/Close-the-Gap

Thanks,

Joe

P.S. -- I'm serious about this -- the other side is hard at work gearing up for the next election. We can't fall behind.

[red dog 1]

1. Thanks for posting this.......I got Biden's e-mail too.

but mine said "Chip in $3 or more right now and help build the organization that's going to stop these guys."

I've donated $3 and $5 many times to Obama, so I guess they know I can't afford to give them $25 or more.

The important thing is to send them whatever you can afford; because these Tea Party Republicans MUST be defeated next year.

[midnight]

2. They "freshman Senators" already pledged to uphold and defend the Constitution...

Oath of Office
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.
History of the Oath


I wish someone would challenge this new request to pledge to shut down the Government with their primary responsibilities and pledge to uphold the Constitution and how shutting down the Govt. is in line with this move...

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Oath_Office.htm