Dan Maes has released a statement proclaiming his opposition to the recently enacted health care reform legislation.

Hear Us Now! has sent a letter to the Colorado Attorney General asking that he prepare to file suit the moment President Barack Obama sign the recently passed health care legislation into law.   Download the PDF.

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Hear Us Now!
Denver, Colorado
March 22, 2010

John W. Suthers
Colorado Attorney General
1525 Sherman St.
Denver, Co 80203

Attention John W. Suthers:
As you are certainly well aware, on March 21st, 2010 the United States House of Representatives
passed the Senate Health Care Reform Bill and it now awaits the signature of President Barack
Obama.

It is our contention that this bill is an assault on the United States Constitution and that it is an
infringement upon state sovereignty, specifically the sovereignty of the State of Colorado.

Congress has reached far beyond their constitutional authority attempting to use the cover of the
Commerce Clause to impose their mandates upon the individual citizens and businesses of
Colorado.

We ask that you join the at least 12 other states and file suit the second Barack Obama signs this
unconstitutional legislation.

Hear Us Now stands prepared to support you and your office in this endeavor in any and all ways.

Constitutionally yours,

Keith W. Peterson
Hear Us Now!
hearus@hearus-now.org

Hear Us Now! has sent a letter to the Colorado Attorney General asking that he prepare to file suit the moment President Barack Obama sign the recently passed health care legislation into law.   Download the PDF.

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Hear Us Now!
Denver, Colorado
March 22, 2010

John W. Suthers
Colorado Attorney General
1525 Sherman St.
Denver, Co 80203

Attention John W. Suthers:
As you are certainly well aware, on March 21st, 2010 the United States House of Representatives
passed the Senate Health Care Reform Bill and it now awaits the signature of President Barack
Obama.

It is our contention that this bill is an assault on the United States Constitution and that it is an
infringement upon state sovereignty, specifically the sovereignty of the State of Colorado.

Congress has reached far beyond their constitutional authority attempting to use the cover of the
Commerce Clause to impose their mandates upon the individual citizens and businesses of
Colorado.

We ask that you join the at least 12 other states and file suit the second Barack Obama signs this
unconstitutional legislation.

Hear Us Now stands prepared to support you and your office in this endeavor in any and all ways.

Constitutionally yours,

Keith W. Peterson
Hear Us Now!
hearus@hearus-now.org

There is a good list of Health Care reform swing votes for us to target and pressure in a ‘Daily Caller’ article today. I’ve copied and pasted those swing votes into this blog entry. If we can hold these fools off until Easter break, we will then be able to pressure many of them in person.

As you are able, write, call, email, fax.
The more of us they hear from, the more pressure they feel.

Many of you already know of the I Refuse postcard, which is good option also.
Many thousands have been downloaded since mid January of this year.

#1 The Stupak gang: (as noted in the article, it would be near impossible for HCR to pass if this bloc of 14 persons were to vote ‘No’.)

Rep. Joseph Cao – http://josephcao.house.gov
Dale Kildee – http://www.house.gov/kildee
Jim Oberstar – http://oberstar.house.gov
Charlie Wilson – http://www.charliewilson.house.gov
Dennis Cardoza – http://www.house.gov/cardoza
Marcy Kaptur – http://www.kaptur.house.gov
Bill Foster – http://foster.house.gov
Dan Lipinski – http://www.lipinski.house.gov
Kathy Dahlkemper – http://www.dahlkemper.house.gov
Jerry Costello – http://costello.house.gov
Joe Donnelly – http://donnelly.house.gov
Chris Carney – http://carney.house.gov
Solomon Ortiz – http://ortiz.house.gov

#2 Possible vote switchers: The following 16 voted ‘No’ the first time around but are currently under pressure from their leadership to switch their vote to ‘Yes’.

They need to feel the pressure from the American people more than the pressure from their leadership.

Betsy Markey – http://betsymarkey.house.gov
John Adler – http://adler.house.gov
Bart Gordon – http://gordon.house.gov
Allen Boyd – http://boyd.house.gov
Jason Altmire – http://altmire.house.gov
Frank Kratovil – http://kratovil.house.gov
Brian Baird – http://baird.house.gov
John Barrow – http://barrow.house.gov
John Boccieri – http://boccieri.house.gov
John Tanner – http://www.house.gov/tanner
Glenn Nye – http://nye.house.gov
Rick Boucher – http://www.boucher.house.gov
Larry Kissell – http://kissell.house.gov
Suzanne Kosmas – http://kosmas.house.gov
Michael McMahon – http://mcmahon.house.gov
Scott Murphy – http://scottmurphy.house.gov

The following information comes from Republican.Senate.gov Remember, the procedural vote will take place this Saturday! Make contact not just with your Senator but with every last Senator you can. Find out the contact information for your Senator by clicking here. ——————————————————————————————– A Half Trillion Dollars In Higher Taxes? That’s Not Reform Higher Taxes On Individuals, Businesses, Various Health Care Industries, Hospices And More

$36 BILLION IN NEW TAXES & FINES LEVIED ON INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES

“Penalty Payments By Employers And Uninsured Individuals… 2010-2019… 36 [Billion Dollars].” (CBO Director Doug Elmendorf, Letter To Sen. Harry Reid, 11/18/09, P. 6)

INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT INSURANCE FINED UP TO $750, FAMILES UP TO $2,250

“A Person Without Insurance Could Be Required To Pay A Financial Penalty, Starting At $95 In 2014 And Rising To $750 In 2016, With A Maximum Of $2,250 For A Family.” (“Senate Health Plan Seeks To Add Coverage To 31 Million,” The New York Times, 11/19/09)

COMPANIES THAT DON’T PROVIDE INSURANCE FINED $750 PER WORKER

“Firms With More Than 50 Workers That Did Not Offer Coverage Would Have To Pay A Penalty Of $750 For Each Full-Time Worker If Any Of Their Workers Obtained Subsidized Coverage Through The Insurance Exchanges; That Dollar Amount Would Be Indexed.” (CBO Director Doug Elmendorf, Letter To Sen. Harry Reid, 11/18/09, P. 7)

$149 BILLION TAX INCREASE ON PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS

“Excise Tax On High-Premium Plans… 2010-2019… 149 [Billion Dollars].” (CBO Director Doug Elmendorf, Letter To Sen. Harry Reid, 11/18/09, P. 6)
“Reid’s Version Of The Cadillac Tax Is Scaled Back From The Version In The Senate Finance Committee, Which Drew The Ire Of Labor Unions, A Key Democratic Constituency, which said it would affect middle-income workers.” (“Reid Unveils Broad Senate Healthcare Plan,” Reuters, 11/19/09)

$54 BILLION MEDICARE PAYROLL TAX INCREASE

“Senate Democratic Aides Said The Payroll Tax Increase Would Raise $54 Billion Over 10 Years.” (“Senate Health Plan Seeks To Add Coverage To 31 Million,” The New York Times, 11/19/09)
“Under Current Law, Employers And Employees Each Pay A Tax Equal To 1.45 Percent Of Wages. Mr. Reid Would Increase The Rate To 1.95 Percent For Individuals With Annual Incomes Over $200,000 And Couples Over $250,000.” (“Senate Health Plan Seeks To Add Coverage To 31 Million,” The New York Times, 11/19/09)

MORE THAN $100 BILLION IN TAXES & FEES ON THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY

“Fees On Certain Manufacturers And Insurers… 2010-2019… 102 [Billion Dollars].” (CBO Director Doug Elmendorf, Letter To Sen. Harry Reid, 11/18/09, P. 6)

•    “The Medical Device Tax Has Been Cut In Half To $2 Billion Annually To Appease Minnesota, Indiana And Massachusetts Senators.” (“Reid Releases $849b Bill, Initial Vote Expected Saturday,” Congress Daily, 11/19/09)
•   “A Fee On Insurers Remained At $6 Billion A Year As Well As A Fee On Drugmakers At $2 Billion Annually.” (“Reid Releases $849b Bill, Initial Vote Expected Saturday,” Congress Daily, 11/19/09)

$54 BILLION “HOSPITAL INSURANCE TAX”

“Additional Hospital Insurance Tax… 2010-2019… 54 [Billion Dollars].” (CBO Director Doug Elmendorf, Letter To Sen. Harry Reid, 11/18/09, P. 6)

$5 BILLION FROM A 5% TAX ON ELECTIVE MEDICAL COSMETIC PROCEDURES

“Desperately Seeking Money To Pay For The Legislation, Mr. Reid Came Up With A New Source Of Financing: A 5 Percent Tax On Elective Cosmetic Medical Procedures. The tax would be paid by patients, but collected by doctors and clinics and forwarded to the government. The tax would be calculated as 5 percent of the amount paid for an elective cosmetic procedure, whether by the patient, insurance or other sources.” (“Senate Health Plan Seeks To Add Coverage To 31 Million,” The New York Times, 11/19/09)