Honest question: What would more effectively produce a "no" vote...telling Reichert I'm opposed because the bill is a deeply immoral transfer of wealth to the rich at the deadly expense of millions? Or should I take the conservative line, which is that the bill fails to totally remove the mandate, and that the government should totally stay out of my health care business so I can die of my pre-existing condition in peace?

Time to unelect Reichert.

@1 It doesn't matter what you tell Reichert, his ventriloquist runs the show.

@3 Reichert has slipped from full-throated support to undecided, so it's possible his vote could change too.

@1 Who knows? As I understand it, the lever here isn't so much about the legislation, but rather how it impacts Reichert's chances for reelection. To start, you're telling your representative how to vote. Failing that, how strongly will this motivate you against him and what (hopefully legal and moral) threat do you pose to his position?

You might look at the chart in chapter 2, what your MOC (member of congress) cares about: https://www.indivisibleguide.com/web

@4 True, but Reichert doesn't have the wits to form his own thoughts and is following the whims of his party caucus (in this case, that is beneficial to not passing TrumpCare or whatever the fuck it is called). Reichert's caucus is the moderate (by GOP standards) "Tuesday Group", who have turned against the bill because Trump is caving to the more tea-baggy "House Freedom Caucus". Basically, Reichert doesn't need to be convinced. Rep Charlie Dent, his caucus leader, needs to be convinced, and Reichert will follow.

Why would you force people to buy Medicaid who don't want it? Asking for Paul Ryan

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