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PETITION Harry Reid: Stop the Silent Filibuster of a Public Option

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If Harry Reid Allows The Silent Filibuster, It’s All On Him

By: Jane Hamsher

There are 51 Senators who will vote for a public option, something 77% of the country wants. It would win a majority in a floor vote. We were told that we needed 60 votes in the Caucus so we’d have a filibuster-proof majority – so that the GOP would never block a bill from getting to the floor. The only reason not to put the HELP Committee public option in the Senate bill is because Joe Lieberman and other “ConservaDems” are conducting a silent filibuster – they won’t say it publicly but they’ll say privately that they will vote with the GOP to filibuster the bill.

That means the Democratic caucus will now filibuster itself.

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  1. Senate Majority Leader Reid,

    When you merge the health care bills from the Senate Finance and HELP committees, make sure the final version includes provisions for a public health insurance option. Don’t let the Baucus bill kill the public option.

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    p>(You can sign the petition, tweet a message on twitter about the petition and post a message on facebook from the credo petition website link below,)

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    p>Tell Harry Reid: Don’t let the Baucus bill kill the public option

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