I am writing this on June 27th, 2017 at the same time as I'm watching the CNN chyron: "Vote on health care bill delayed". And although the bill was delayed, we shouldn't celebrate just yet. It is very likely that Senate majority leader McConnell will eventually pass the bill. The right-wing is flush with cash and their wealthy donors want their tax cuts no matter what. Nevertheless, I do admire groups like Indivisible Guide: indivisibleguide.com who are organizing the resistance against the Trump administration and its policies.
I do wish "Indivisible guide" all the luck in the world but I also remember back in '09 when Obamacare was being debated, and there was intense confrontations between constituents and their democratic congressmen, yet the bill still passed. So I'm not too confident the resistance will defeat Trumpcare.
And that's the thing with the right-wing, they never give up and they always seem to be planning for the long haul. Democrats and Progressives should learn from the right-wing, and organizations like "Indivisible Guide" are doing just that; copying the tea party playbook and using their tactics.
I guess the only hope I have, is the fact it's politically hard to take something away from constituents: & 22 million people losing health care is the very definition of taking something away (with life-or-death consequences).
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