Any Senator who announces opposition on the Public Option should be stripped of chairmanship

[grantcart]

Senators from conservative states may not be worried about us and problems in getting reelected but they are there to have influence and covet the power of committee chairmanships.


Hutzpa advises that Senator Conrad has come out publicly against Public Option

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8586704&mesg_id=8586704

http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/08/14/senator-conrad-says-hell-vote-against-the-public-option-in-senate/


Contact his office and tell them that you will be joining millions of Democrats insisting that Nelson lose his chairmanship of

the Senate Committee on the Budget


Senator Kent Conrad
530 Hart Senate Office Building
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510-3403
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]


https://conrad.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm

[rurallib]

1. called about 20 minutes ago.

[grantcart]

6. tks

[The Magistrate]

2. Hear Hear, Sir!

[grantcart]

14. thank you sir

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Why wouldn't you be calling for Conrad's lost of chairmanship?

[grantcart]

4. I am and I did - I guess that was your point.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Your OP, calls for Nelson to step down as chair.

"Contact his office and tell them that you will be joining millions of Democrats insisting that Nelson lose his chairmanship of

the Senate Committee on the Budget"

[grantcart]

10. No I call for it to be taken from him

My phrase: "Any Senator who announces opposition on the Public Option should be stripped of chairmanship"


Your phrase "calls for Nelson to step down" appears nowhere in the OP


I suggest calling Nelson's office to let them know our opinion.


If the comment is confirmed we should start calling Senate Leadership to get them to commit.


In as much as Senator Nelson's office hadn't heard of the statement and the actual quotation may be wrong it would be most helpful if Nelson himself clarified his position quickly, hence the call to Nelson's office warning them of possible consequences of opposing the public option.

[Truth2Tell]

5. True dat. K&R nt

[mkultra]

7. Harry Reid needs to get off his ass and kick these jackasses into shape

Does he even know what his job is?

[grantcart]

8. exactly

[Scarsdale Vibe]

11. Strip of chairmanship if they filibuster, otherwise it's not a big deal.

Threatening to strip senators of their chairmanships if they vote against the public options is guaranteeing no public option, because then senators will just filibuster since they have nothing left to lose. Voting for a public option will be a significant electoral blow for some Democratic senators, and it's in the best interest of the Democratic party to give them some leeway. If they filibuster, however, take away every chair of any committee they sit on and primary them.

[bvar22]

12. Other Democratic Senators to consider:

Max Baucus, Chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee

[grantcart]

13. agreed