Have any DUers signed the OFA Health Care Declarations of Support?

[Emit]

OFA organizers and volunteers are dedicating a lot of time and effort gathering signatures on the Health Care Declaration (below and at link).

Apparently, they plan to deliver signatures to various state representatives in an effort to show how many of their constituents are supportive of Obama's health care reform efforts, and to sway their votes.

Have you seen this, and how effective do you think this effort is?

In my state, I doubt seriously that my Repug Congressman, Dean Heller, or the Repug Senator Ensign will think twice before voting "Hell no!" on any Health Care/Insurance Reform Bill that Dems offer up, regardless of how many of their constituents' signatures are put under their noses.

Thoughts?

The PRINCIPLES

President Obama has announced three bedrock requirements for real health care reform:
Now we have to show Congress where the American people stand. Stand with the President.
I support President Obama's three principles for real health care reform, and I call on
Congress to enact a plan upholding them in 2009

REDUCE COSTS — Rising health care costs are crushing the budgets of governments,
businesses, individuals, and families, and they must be brought under control

GUARANTEE CHOICE — Every American must have the freedom to choose their plan
and doctor – including the choice of a public insurance option

ENSURE AFFORDABLE CARE FOR ALL —All Americans must have quality and
affordable health care

Now we have to show Congress where the American people stand. Stand with the President.

:bluebox: I support President Obama's three principles for real health care reform, and I call on
Congress to enact a plan upholding them in 2009

http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/OFA_HC_declaration.pdf

[laughingliberal]

1. As a Fellow Nevadan

I agree we won't get anything from Heller or Ensign. But it might be of some value in helping Harry Reid find his backbone and start acting like the leader of the Senate. I signed it.

[Emit]

3. And we shouldn't even have to do that for Harry Reid

but I know what you mean.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Yes.

[Emit]

4. sinkingfeeling, I am assuming you signed it. Do you have any thoughts on how effective it is

or will be?

[Emit]

5. Any other DUers have input?

[Motown_Johnny]

6. I know there are rallies planned to present these petitions to Senators and Representatives

before they go back to D.C.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/search_results?orderby=zip_radius&zip_radius<1>=40&country=US&event_type[]=247&event_type[]=248&event_type[]=249&event_type[]=251&event_type[]=254&event_type[]=255&event_type[]=256&event_type[]=257&limit=100&radius_unit=miles&zip_radius<0>=48224

for example
(snip)

OFA in MI Send Off for Congressman Levin
Friday, September 4 12:00 PM Corner of Maple and Allen St (Roseville, MI)
Come join Organizing for America as we deliver thousands and thousands of voices in support of the President's three health care principles to your member


OFA in MI Send Off for Congresswoman Kilpatrick
Thursday, September 3 3:30 PM Grand Circus Park (Detroit, MI)
Pledge Delivery!


OFA in MI Send Off for Congressman Conyers
Wednesday, September 2 3:30 PM Campus Martius (Detroit, MI)
Pledge Delivery!



I doubt I can make one at noon, but maybe I can make one of the 3:30 ones

[Emit]

7. Yes, we were to have a pledge delivery to Reid on Saturday, but due to Sen. Kennedy's death,

Reid will not be there. I was just mostly curious about how effective these pledge cards/declaration signatures are in swaying members of congress to vote for any health care reform bill, and whether that is time well spent by OFA/Democratic Party volunteers who've been working so hard to collect signatures.