If you want to voice your opinion on the current “stimulus” bill from our president you now can. A no stimulus petition is available online to sign and is apparently one of the hottest sites going right now.
A new Rasmussen poll confirms what people are talking about today; the current spending bill is losing momentum fast. Only 37% of all Americans are behind this plan, and the number is shrinking by the day.
The situation has become so dire that President Obama is doing “campaign style” town hall meetings to try and shore up support.
The bill appears set to pass due to liberal republican Senator’s Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe and Arlen Specter claiming they are supporting the measure.
This is an enormous burden we will be putting on our future generations if passed. There are many questions that come to mind, but when has more government intervention been the solution to anything?
Once all of these spending programs are passed, there will be no turning back. This is irresponsibility at its best. And Obama’s fear tactics is only stirring the pot. For someone who campaigned on ending the “politics of fear”, he has only inflamed them. Change we can believe in? I don’t think so.
You can go to www.nostimulus.com and sign the no stimulus petition.
Below is a copy of the letter being sent out.
Dear Senator:
On behalf of the members of Americans for Prosperity, I am writing to urge you to vote against the so-called American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Congress should not enact an expensive spending bill under the pretense of stimulus or recovery. No matter which amendments pass, the fundamental approach of dramatically increasing federal debt and spending is a mistake. We therefore urge you to vote NO and will rate a vote against the so-called stimulus as a Key Vote for Prosperity in our Congressional ratings.
As I write this letter, more than 42,000 (ed. 60,000 now) Americans have signed a petition on our web site, NoStimulus.com, and thousands more will likely sign it before you read this letter. They represent a growing majority of the American public who agree with the petition text:
“Congress should not enact an expensive spending bill under the pretense of stimulus or recovery. We cannot spend our way to prosperity, and such an expansion of the federal government will put a crushing burden on taxpayers in the long-term.”
Central planning and bigger government cannot solve our problems. Excessive borrowing to fund consumption was a major cause of our current economic crisis. The first rule of holes is to stop digging, and more than $1 trillion of additional borrow-and-spend big government will only throw more good money after bad. Instead of trying to pick winners and losers from Washington, Congress should cut spending, strip down burdensome regulations and allow individuals and free enterprise to flourish.
We therefore urge you to vote no on the stimulus, regardless of which amendments pass and regardless of any individual provisions that may look attractive.
Sincerely,
Tim Phillips
President
Americans for Prosperity
