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Comment by Debby on November 12, 2009 at 7:24pm

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/11/tea_parties_misunderstood_and.html

This link was posted on the "tea party" SGP group. It's a great article about the tea parties. The author nails it.

Comment by Paul Lewis on November 9, 2009 at 4:29pm

James Hyde posted on the wire of the group "The RIGHT Movement":

"Faith brought it to my attention. It comes from the Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee.

It's a press release. Please disseminate this post to as many people as you can. It is critical that people know about this. If you don't have medical insurance, you could wind up in jail for FIVE (5) years:

http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=153583


PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail
JCT Confirms Failure to Comply with Democrats’ Mandate Can Lead to 5 Years in Jail
Friday, November 06, 2009

Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained in the Pelosi health care bill (H.R. 3962, as amended) could land people in jail. The JCT letter makes clear that Americans who do not maintain “acceptable health insurance coverage” and who choose not to pay the bill’s new individual mandate tax (generally 2.5% of income), are subject to numerous civil and criminal penalties, including criminal fines of up to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to five years.

In response to the JCT letter, Camp said: “This is the ultimate example of the Democrats’ command-and-control style of governing – buy what we tell you or go to jail. It is outrageous and it should be stopped immediately.”

Key excerpts from the JCT letter appear below:

“H.R. 3962 provides that an individual (or a husband and wife in the case of a joint return) who does not, at any time during the taxable year, maintain acceptable health insurance coverage for himself or herself and each of his or her qualifying children is subject to an additional tax.” [page 1]

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“If the government determines that the taxpayer’s unpaid tax liability results from willful behavior, the following penalties could apply…” [page 2]

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“Criminal penalties

Prosecution is authorized under the Code for a variety of offenses. Depending on the level of the noncompliance, the following penalties could apply to an individual:

• Section 7203 – misdemeanor willful failure to pay is punishable by a fine of up to $25,000 and/or imprisonment of up to one year.

• Section 7201 – felony willful evasion is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and/or imprisonment of up to five years.” [page 3]

When confronted with this same issue during its consideration of a similar individual mandate tax, the Senate Finance Committee worked on a bipartisan basis to include language in its bill that shielded Americans from civil and criminal penalties. The Pelosi bill, however, contains no similar language protecting American citizens from civil and criminal tax penalties that could include a $250,000 fine and five years in jail.

“The Senate Finance Committee had the good sense to eliminate the extreme penalty of incarceration. Speaker Pelosi’s decision to leave in the jail time provision is a threat to every family who cannot afford the $15,000 premium her plan creates. Fortunately, Republicans have an alternative that will lower health insurance costs without raising taxes or cutting Medicare,” said Camp.

According to the Congressional Budget Office the lowest cost family non-group plan under the Speaker’s bill would cost $15,000 in 2016.

Comment by Susan on November 7, 2009 at 11:41am

Call your state rep right now- tell them NO on this health care bill!!! They are there today......Just called mine

http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/index.html

Comment by Susan on November 7, 2009 at 11:23am

What the Pelosi Health-Care Bill Really Says
Here are some important passages in the 2,000 page legislation.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574519671055918380.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#articleTabs%3Dcomments

Comment by DDonahue on November 7, 2009 at 9:33am

I went to DC on Thursday, and thought it was a great turn-out for short notice. I read on the SGP tea party blog that the call has been put out for anyone in driving distance to make the same trip today and to literally surround the capitol. Good luck and safe travel if your heading out. BTW:

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view.bg?articleid=1210172&srvc=rss

The above link reveals what Barney Frank thinks of those of us who made this trip. He used to confine his insults to his constituents, but is now branching out. We here in Mass. know we must send him packing. He is a menace to everyone, not just his consituents. Stay tuned for calls for help to defeat him in 2010.








http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view.bg?articleid=1210172&srvc=rss

The above link shows what

Comment by Caryn Sobel on November 6, 2009 at 3:10pm

I'm in Ulster County in NY, and we had an almost clean sweep of Republican candidates through our area, too--unexpected and welcome. Not only with us, but in neighboring counties.

Comment by Francesca OConnor on November 4, 2009 at 1:39pm

ELEMENTARY EPIDEMIC: 11 Uncovered Videos Show School Children Performing Praises to Obama

http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2009/11/04/elementary-epidemic-11-uncovered-videos-show-school-children-performing-praises-to-obama/

Comment by EA Edgerton on November 4, 2009 at 9:54am

Amen sister Jeanneen, Amen!

Comment by Jeanneen Griffin on November 4, 2009 at 9:52am

Thank God for the arrogance of the Democrats. If they hadn't done such a huge fiscal overreach we wouldn't have this chance to come back from the wilderness so soon.

Comment by EA Edgerton on November 4, 2009 at 9:41am

As the chairman of the local Republican Town Committee, I can for certain say R's swept in Monroe, CT. We are ecstatic that our neighbors Trumbull and Shelton as well as other places in the County did great - for us CT folks, that's a message those in Hartford have GOT to listen to.

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