Bernie Sanders Blows Away Ted Cruz as 500,000 Sign Social Security Petition in Days

[babylonsister]

http://www.politicususa.com/2013/11/02/bernie-sanders-blows-ted-cruz-500000-sign-social-security-petition-days.html

Bernie Sanders Blows Away Ted Cruz as 500,000 Sign Social Security Petition in Days
By: Jason Easley more from Jason Easley
Saturday, November, 2nd, 2013, 1:22 pm


Bernie Sanders is showing Ted Cruz what real people power looks like as his coalition to protect Social Security and Medicare has gathered nearly 500,000 petition signatures in a matter of days.

There is something incredible happening. The American people are standing up to protect Social Security and Medicare. A Sen. Sanders (I-VT) led coalition is flexing its muscle with a petition drive that has collected almost 500,000 signatures already.

In a statement, Sen. Sanders said, “The success of this petition drive makes it very clear to me that the American people want deficit reduction to be done in a way that is fair and not by cutting programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. At a time when the number of people living in poverty in our country is at an all-time high, we must not cut programs which provide basic security to tens of millions of our people who are struggling economically.”

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The left’s grassroots are strong and well organized. The grassroots left has had success in recent years with various protests, boycotts, and petitions. If the media really wanted to know what is going on at the grassroots level in this country, they would ignore Cruz and the tea party and spend their time talking to Sanders and the left.

The reality is that what took Ted Cruz and his allies millions of dollars and months to accomplish, Bernie Sanders and the left have a chance of accomplishing in three more weeks. Nothing would make the point about protecting Social Security and Medicare clearer than blowing Ted Cruz’s defund Obamacare petition out of the water. In order for that to happen, people have to keep sharing and signing the petition. (You can sign a MoveOn version of the petition here.)

This is about making Congress and the president pay attention to your voice. Social Security and Medicare are beloved programs, and you can save them from getting caught up in Washington budget hysteria. Ted Cruz is being blown away by Bernie Sanders and his coalition that is standing up to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

[BrotherIvan]

1. Much as I agree with this cause and what Sen. Sanders is doing

I can't help but feel delighted at the prospect of watching Bernie KICK Ted Cruz's ASS.

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

2. Yeah, I know what you're saying. It would be epic,

everything on the table.

[yuiyoshida]

4. IS there a link to this petition?

Would love to sign it.

[babylonsister]

5. Yes, it's here...

http://www.americawantsnocuts.com/americasfuture/

[yuiyoshida]

6. Thanks, I signed it

YAY!

[B Calm]

8. Signed it too

[zeemike]

14. Thanks, I missed that.

Signed it.

[bananas]

37. Thanks! nt

[Hekate]

44. Done

The only problem I have with signing this petition is that it is sponsored by 10 organizations who promise to send me updates. (It's in the fine print, with no box to check saying "Please don't.&quot I've recently unsubscribed to over 50 groups who kept flooding my inbox, so I'll be on the alert for these to nip in the bud.

[mucifer]

7. Just to remind everyone it can't hurt to call your senators and ask them to

lift the cap on social security. I did . I doubt it will help but it won't hurt.

[titaniumsalute]

9. Even if they lifted the cap from $133,000 to $250,000

That would raise nearly $75 BILLION per year on social security income into the system.

[pangaia]

21. Oh but that's redistribution of wealth. tsk tsk

can't do that.
Socialism, communism. How will those poor people making $250,000/ year ever be able to buy food.. or another boat?
Why should THEY have to pay for you and I- we lazy selfish takers - to have a little security?. We should have "Planned" better.

[freshwest]

38. It's part of the ACA, already passed as protection for SS and Medicare funding.

There is a well-heeled demographic that squealed loudly about that part early on. But I doubt they saw how dangerous getting in bed with the teas is.

Since the teas would have stopped or delayed their SS; reduced their SS to 41% as part of the teas' 'managed catastrophe' or played the debt game until their investments went belly up.

And all taxation is redistribution; the Founders saw it that way; and it was intended as 'class warfare' for the many against the remnants of the implacable rich and the budding class of aristocrats of their day, whom they considered a threat.

[pangaia]

48. Thanks. I didn't know that about the ACA.

90% of what truth and facts I learn is here.

[fasttense]

46. It has always amazed me how rich people's money is treated so special in America.

Why is their money NOT taxed at the same rate as my money? Why should their extra dollar out of $134,000 not get taxed like all of my $40,000? Why is it when you make so much, your money now becomes extra special? So special that it is taxed much, much less.

Why is rich people's money so much more special than my money? I could use one of my dollars to buy an apple and the rich person's dollar could buy that apple too. But their dollar would probably NOT be taxed as much as my dollar.

Why do RepubliCONS and Teabaggers think a rich man's dollar is worth so much more than anyone else's dollar?

[mountain grammy]

51. I call every week. No, it can't hurt.

[DeSwiss]

10. K&R

[ReRe]

41. Absolutely!

[drynberg]

45. YEAH, TIME FOR MR. MONOPOLY TO PAY HIS SHARE! ;-)

[WillyT]

11. K & R !!!

[99Forever]

12. K&R

[a kennedy]

13. K&R

[cantbeserious]

15. Signed

eom

[dotymed]

16. IMO, Senator Sanders

would also kick anyone's ass in a Presidential race also.

[Enthusiast]

18. I believe he would.

But they would flat out kill him before he could take office. The PTB that is. Just like JFK and RFK.

Hey, they have control of this nation and they will not relinquish it without an actual shooting fight.

[dotymed]

24. Then we really do not have a choice.

If we have to fight, the sooner the better...
I think that if Bernie survived as POTUS, we could win without violence.

[Enthusiast]

17. Everyone knows we have to cut social security.

I kid.

[RebelOne]

22. I hope you are kidding. n/t

[Go Vols]

19. Kicked and Signed

[pangaia]

20. Just signed, I think.

There were so many petitions, requests for money, join join... I hope I clicked the right one. :&gt )

[Scurrilous]

23. K & R

[Isoldeblue]

25. Kicked & signed

[gopiscrap]

26. I love Bernie!!!

[Aldo Leopold]

27. Signed

Thanks for the link and spreading the word!

[gopiscrap]

28. signed

[GigiMommy]

29. Signed

K & R

[sheshe2]

30. Kicking and signed!

[SaveOurDemocracy]

31. Signed! KnR!!

[rhett o rick]

32. I wonder why Ms. Clinton isnt jumping on this populist band wagon.

It's a rhetorical thought.

[libdem4life]

53. Even so, I think it's instructive...she can't. I think that the outer limits of both parties...

Tea Party on Right and Liberals on the Left, and the work they do determines what is Center Right or Center Left for each election cycle. Bernie Sanders can do it because "he's harmless" being an Independent Socialist. He's the only Senator listed on the Progressive Caucus. Likely Cruz is being marginalized in the same way. He is a populist token for the Far Right.

But the Center position determines where the final presidential candidates have to plant themselves, with occasional moves, statements, lip service, whatever, to their individual voters...Populists.

A candidate without a serious national political organization staffed by seasoned and expensive pros, influence, name recognition and funding can't get a billion dollars and 6 million votes. And it's so bitter now, that even those that might run given a chance, are wealthy enough to go 2 years without working and self-finance in the beginning, who would ask their family to submit to the kind of publicity and witch hunt that is now common political practice.

The Populist segment or candidate is what is left of the actual people's voice of the parties, the Town Hall remnant. Both Center candidates are financed by corporations, special interests and PACs.

Just IMO.

[AzDar]

33. K & R

[dflprincess]

34. It's not just Cruz who should be paying attention to Bernie's petition.

There's too many on the Democratic side of the aisle who need to hear this message as well.

[blkmusclmachine]

35. .

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[Iwillnevergiveup]

36. Thanks, babylonsister

Kicked, recommended and signed.

[pacalo]

39. K&R.

[grahamhgreen]

40. Kick, signed, tweeted, etc!!!

[ReRe]

42. K&R

Already signed. babylonsister, you need to make a point of reposting this link every couple days. I know a bunch signed it the first time a link to the petition was posted (including me.) A bunch has signed it in this thread!

[Beartracks]

43. But... I thought Cruz stood "with the American people"?

I do not think the American people are standing where the Tea Party thinks the American people are standing.

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[T Roosevelt]

47. Signed

Let's see Bernie kick Cruz's ass...

[Rain Mcloud]

49. Signed.

I hope he runs for President.

[stage left]

50. K&R

I signed this one last week and shared it on facebook. I would also like to see Bernie kick that twit, Paul Ryan, all around the conference table during the budget negotiations.

[mountain grammy]

52. Signed, and K & R Let's get to a million!