{"id":523,"date":"2015-01-23T10:04:50","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T16:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/?p=523"},"modified":"2015-01-23T10:04:50","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T16:04:50","slug":"gop-lawmakers-face-pressure-from-base-to-target-obamacare-or-else-tcot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/?p=523","title":{"rendered":"GOP lawmakers face pressure from base to target ObamaCare \u2013 or else #tcot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2015\/01\/23\/gop-lawmakers-face-pressure-from-base-to-target-obamacare-or-else\/?intcmp=latestnews\">GOP lawmakers face pressure from base to target ObamaCare \u2013 or else | Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The base\u00a0<em>must<\/em> keep up the pressure. \u00a0Even the lawmakers who are our allies actually need pressure from the base if they are going to do something. \u00a0There is immense pressure to stop them and it requires both there willingness and our\u00a0<strong><em>active<\/em><\/strong> participation in the process if we are to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>One amusing part of the article is where the professor quoted is trying float excuses Republicans could use to ignore the public. \u00a0It sure didn&#8217;t take long before we heard the lame &#8220;We can&#8217;t do much, after all we don&#8217;t have the Presidency,&#8221; excuse.<\/p>\n<p>Gee. \u00a0We only control both houses of Congress and have a balance, if not a slight edge in the Supreme Court. \u00a0Plus a huge lean in governors and state legislatures. \u00a0Let&#8217;s not forget the number of skittish Democrats who managed to stay in office and don&#8217;t want to be drug down by this President.<\/p>\n<p>My advice to Congress? \u00a0Pay attention to the election results. \u00a0That includes the Primaries. \u00a0Congress is intended to be a check and balance to the executive. \u00a0That was the\u00a0<em>specific<\/em> intent of this last election. \u00a0Right now you have the pressure based on support to do what you were elected to do. \u00a0Do not let that turn into the pressure of our wrath.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP lawmakers face pressure from base to target ObamaCare \u2013 or else | Fox News. 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