Dave Biddulph told us about robocall technology that asks a question, “Do you support a bill in the legislature that would result in a Balanced Budget Amendment for the Federal Government?” If yes, they’re asked, “Would you be willing to express your opinion on this issue to your elected Representative in Cheyenne?” If yes, they’re told that if they keep their line open, they will automatically be patched in to their legislator’s office, where they can leave a message identifying themselves and voicing support for our bill.
This would work in Wyoming. The voice will be Tyler Lindholm’s, or possibly Dan Laursen’s. The call starts, “Hi, I’m Representative Tyler Lindholm calling you from Cheyenne. I’m trying to pass legislation which would force the federal government, though a constitutional amendment, to balance it’s budget.” Etc.
We gotta do this.
We heard Wednesday that FreedomWorks was on board. Today Dave says we’ve got the Tea Party Express. We’ll see what good they do. The Tea Party has helped a great deal in places like Ohio. In a state where we’ve got Birch/Eagle problems a Tea Party rally on the Capitol steps would help, I think. We have to be careful not to be identified as a Tea Party project, of course. If, as seems likely, Gov.Kasich becomes, in a sense, the public face of the BBA movement, that danger diminishes.
The Saudis are at it again, just like in the 80’s, flooding the market. Spot price back then got down to $8. Reagan cut a deal with the Saudis even before he was sworn in. They got AWACS planes, and we got to see the Soviet economy starved of hard currency.
Reagan knew how to make a deal.
