To everyone who thinks the Bankruptcy Bill has passed!

I don't think it has yet. From the front page of the Senate website:



The sheeple and nearly us are being distracted with SS reform while this is being ramrodded through.

Call your Senators.

Call the press.

Don't forget that the only impact with this isn't with the destitute, but it will also stifle small business startups.

Keep this kicked until the final vote is taken!

-Hoot

If they have 100 more, they won't vote on it on Monday either.

Can the Dems just go on offering amendment after amendment until the cows come home?

this bankruptcy bill while he was senator. He did it to protect people and he'd do it again if he were alive.

and how Dems voted on them here:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/3/4/9176/09929

senators. http://ga3.org/campaign/senateindebt



http://ga3.org/campaign/senateindebt

:thumbsup:

I also love those sites that make it easy for me to blast my senators!

Of course, I personalized my email and added a paragraph begging them to stand up for the citizens of the USoA!

I decided to just go for the gold, using a statement from your DLC letter:

"The big banks & credit card companies have contributed more than $101 million to federal candidates & party committees over the last six years (a Senate cycle). Of that, 36% went to Democrats and 64% went to Republicans."

Then I added...

"What will the prognosis be for those people who have lost jobs or who will experience a catastrophic illness in their family? Will they go to debtors' prison?"

You think yours ignore you -- mine are Lott & Cochran, they are so repukes their photos are next to the definition in the dictionary!

But I will not give up trying to make these people pay attend to the needs of the citizens. :argh:

:toast:

"Did not find your 10 digit phone number with area code, required by some members of Congress"

Nope, the database is NOT getting my phone number. No way.

I added my name and message.

After you fill in your name, it lets you look at the last 25 comments posted -- some are really good.

C'mon everybody who hasn't emailed theirs reps yet, do this: IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE!!!!!

That was easy

Something along the lines of: fuck you, you evil bastard, I already know how you're voting-you'll get yours someday?

Personal touches are always nice err, I mean effective! ;-)

It does get noticed more that way.

Bankruptcy happens to really nice people. Judging by the people in the courtroom with us they are ALL really nice, hardworking people who would rather have been anywhere else--and would rather have paid their bills if they could have.

If it happened to you like it happened to us, tell them.

We were living well within our means when--see if you can guess--I had a major health problem. I'm fully recovered, but our finances may never be.

Tell your stories if you have them; it's so very important.

email. gee, what a surprise! well, one out of two ain't bad.

ellen fl

If you find the other snots fax number, fax him a sweet message about his availabilty and this moronic legislation! Thanks for getting involved and welcome to DU! :hi:
Damned glad to greet you! :toast:

We need to get folks involved. In GD most have been posting as if the bill has been passed already!!!

:kick:

Thanks for posting this.

Comment from the diary author later down the thread:

bill hopes to accomplish, well then, I have some land I'd like to sell ya.

Also, I was talking to a bankruptcy atty the other day. He said he's betting the farm this bill is finally going to pass. He said it's really bad the way it is but, he said they always put the really bad stuff in when it goes into committee. I can't imagine anything worse than the horror show that is already in there but I guess we're all in for a rude awakening.

How much time do we have?

there's a thread in GD called "why it's important to write your senators" or somethign like that with links to send emails.

This bill must not pass.

a petition to call for a filibuster.

I wasn't sure if you noticed those. ;-)

outsourcing and layoffs being squeezed into nothingness! While Exxon/Mobile enjoys record profits! This just WRONG!

Allard is being the typical thuglican butt kisser and Salazar finally grew enough girth in his testicles to realize he damn well better listen to his constituents and his party over these issues because it is the only chance he is going to have to stop the thuglican gravy train from putting Colorado into a serious economic tailspin!

You should see the lame responses Allard has sent me! When I read them the picture I got of him was that of a 5 year old with his fingers in his ears and his eyes closed loudly singing that famous song "Nah nah, nah, nah, nah, I can't hear you," all the while peeking over his shoulder to make sure his friend were watching him!

I haven't heard anything about this bill except on here. Our media should be ashamed of itself.

btw - just wrote Senator Nelson, we'll see if it does any good. Writing Hagel won't do anything, that's for sure!

If you don't mind, I'm going to repost part of what I posted in GD yesterday:

In their rush to jam the Bankruptcy bill down our throats, the Republicans are putting themselves on record as being the world's biggest hypocrites. I urge everyone stuck with a Republican senator to call and e-mail them to protest their hypocritical votes against Democratic amendments over the past few days. Also, please send letters to your local newspapers!!

Sample letter:
"I am appalled by the actions taken by Senate Republicans over the past few days as they have sought to push through Senator Charles Grassley's bankruptcy reform bill. While I agree that people who recklessly run up bills should be forced to pay their debts, the bill as currently written sweeps away protections for worthy and unworthy debtors alike: Under Seneator Grassley's bill, senior citizens who have huge medical bills are treated just as harshly as 30-year-old yuppies who run up their credit cards charging big screen TV's and expensive vacations! Instead of rectifying this glaring defect in the bill, Senate Republicans have spent the last few days defeating amendments designed to protect people whose financial difficulties occurred through no fault of their own: To rush the bill through, Republicans have voted en masse against amendments that would have given some measure of protection to people whose indebtedness was caused by huge medical bills, identity theft, or the need to care for a sick family member. At the same time, Senate Republicans, with the exception of Lincoln Chaffee (RI), voted against an amendment that would have limited the amount of money wealthy people can put into trusts that allow them to shield their assets from bankruptcy! They also voted against a so-called "homestead exemption" that would enable the elderly and those driven to bankruptcy by medical expenses to keep their homes. Meanwhile, wealthy people facing financial sanctions can legally shield their money by buying huge homes in Florida and Texas, states whose laws protect homes, regardless of the value, from being touched by the bankruptcy courts. Does this not seem hypocritical and unfair? Every last cent will be wrung from average Americans who've encountered severe problems, while those with substantial assets are allowed to shelter them?? Fat-cat executives who've driven their companies into bankruptcy will get to keep their mansions and their money while hard-working Americans who have had the misfortune to become sick or had some other tragedy befall them will be treated like irresponsible spendthrifts?? For the life of me, I can't understand how the Republican Senators could have voted against these amendments. What is our country coming to when we treat our fellow citizens this way? How could something like this happen in the US Senate??"



Info sources:
http://nytimes.com/2005/03/04/business/04bankrupt.html
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/latimests/2005...
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/02/business/02bankrupt.h...

My GD post (which sank like a rock -- why the apathy on this bill?? I don't get it....) I kicked it again today:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3218252

Citizens across the country are following which senators have accepted this campaign money and are watching the votes. It was terribly disappointing to see the amendments that would soften the blow be rejected one after another by the Republican controlled Senate, and to see some Democrats also voting against the amendments.

Millions of citizens are awake and paying attention to this and other issues and will be holding our elected officials accountable.

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