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There is no magic number, as Chris Cazilla's piece in the Sunday Washington Post (already online) says in 5 Myths about Health-Care Reform.

There is only a majority vote, and it's driving the tea baggers crazy today.

Still - PHONE. Because they (the bad guys who want America to be non-competitive) are ...
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Here's the heart of a letter that a family member sent to their U.S. Representative, a Democrat who voted no the first time around and has announced he's still a no:
I appreciate the challenge you face getting re-elected. But there are moments when we have to put our country and our economy's long-term health ahead of our own short-term political considerations. Health reform is one of those moments. It's time to bite the bullet and pass the bill.

I should also point out that the fate of your party and your president hangs on your vote. Do you want Barack Obama to be the next FDR or the next Jimmy Carter? It's up to you. The Republicans are united in trying to drag this nation down the toilet just so long as it brings them back to power. As a Democrat, I'm reminded of what Benjamin Franklin once said when our founders weren't risking cushy congressional seats but were rather risking their lives: "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."

And Baird doesn't even have the excuse of trying to get re-elected.
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At this point, skip calling, look like an actual constituent and drop by his office and tell them in person he needs to support Health Care reform in general and this bill in particular, even if he needs to preface or end that support with an air of its shortcomings.

His offices are conveniently located in Vancouver and Olympia.

O.O. Howard House
750 Anderson Street, Suite B
Vancouver, WA 98661
Phone: (360) 695-6292
Fax: (360) 695-6197

120 Union Avenue
Suite 105
Olympia, WA 98501
Phone: (360) 352-9768
Fax: (360) 352-9241

Don't have time or transportation to do this yourself? Get a friend in Portland to hop across the boarder.
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There is no magic number ...There is only a majority vote

Well technically isn't there a magic number that creates a majority?
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I called last week!
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I called the Olympia office. No sweat. Told them my name, where I lived, and that I wanted Baird to vote for the healthcare bill. I was told that the message would be passed on for me.

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