A majority of Oregonians/Americans support a Single Payer plan* and yet the Oregon legislature does NOT have one legislator that supports a Single Payer health care solution for Oregon and America.
A majority of Oregonians/Americans support a Single Payer plan and yet the Oregon legislature does NOT have one legislator with the courage to support the boycott of a business, Whole Foods, whose CEO denounced a single payer solution in the Wall Street Journal.
A majority of Oregonians/Americans support a Single Payer plan and yet the Oregon legislature does NOT have one legislator willing to submit any single payer bill nor allow any Oregonian the right to discuss, argue or debate a single payer solution within the legislative assembly.
Fight The Status Quo - Take Action To Support A Single Payer Solution
Are you angry, like me, at being shut down and shut out of the health care debate in the Oregon legislature and congress because you support a Single Payer solution to Oregon's/America's moral and economic health care crisis?
Are you angry, like me, at the ignorant, mendacious, hooligans that have grotesquely seized the media spotlight pushing Single Payer advocates aside?
Well then, vent and channel that anger into positive action. It doesn't matter if you're a Democrat, Green, Republican or Independent. It doesn't matter where you live in Oregon. Send an email and tell everyone you know to send an email similar to the example below to the following - TODAY:
TO: Wayne Kinney <wayne@dpo.org>
KC Hanson <chair@multdems.org>
Jeff Cogen <jeff.cogen@co.multnomah.or.us>
Deborah Kafoury <district1@co.multnomah.or.us>
Diane McKeel <district4@co.multnomah.or.us>
Judy Shiprack <district3@co.multnomah.or.us>
Ted Wheeler <ted.wheeler@co.multnomah.or.us>
CC: Richard Ellmyer <ellmyer@macsolve.com>
Subject: I Support Single Payer And Richard Ellmyer
The Oregon legislature does NOT have one legislator that supports a Single Payer health care solution for Oregon and America. All of us who support Single Payer have been disenfranchised from the democratic process in the legislative assembly. Please appoint Richard Ellmyer to the District 22 Senate Seat so that we will have at least one voice, one champion to express our views. Thank you.
Sincerely
If you fight for me I'll fight for Single Payer with a LOUDER voice.
Oregon Single Payer Sick Out Day - 12 to 2 PM
Please join me as single payer citizen activist or single payer state senator in late September or early October in demonstrations at congressional offices throughout Oregon. The date will be determined by the scheduled vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Single Payer HR676. Bring a lunch, bring a friend, bring a sign. Every Oregonian that supports a Single Payer health care solution, especially those members of the groups listed below, is invited to take to the streets and take control of the health care debate.
The following groups support a Single Payer Solution to America's/Oregon's moral and economic health care crisis. They will announce to their members and constituents along with Oregon Health Watchers the date of Single Payer Sick Out Day.
AFSCME District Council 75 - http://www.afscme.org/directory/181_366.cfm
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 - http://www.atu757.org/welcome.htm
American Federation of Government Employees Local 2157 - http://www.afge2157.org/
American Federation of Teachers Local 5017 - http://www.aftnw.org/
Democratic Party of Lane County - http://www.dplc.org/officials.htm
Freedom Socialist Party - www.socialism.com
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees - http://www.iatse-intl.org/home.html
Lane County Commission - http://www.co.lane.or.us/
Multnomah County Commission - http://www.multco.us/portal/site/MultnomahCounty
Newly Enlightened Oregon Legislators - Michael Dembrow, rep.michaeldembrow@state.or.us
Newly Enlightened Members of Oregon's Congressional Delegation ???????
Oregon Academy of Family Physicians - http://www.oafp.org/DigestofCongressOAFP2009.htm
Oregon Education Association - http://www.oregoned.org/site/pp.asp?c=9dKKKYMDH&b=123024
Oregon Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals - http://www.ofnhp.com/?view=home
Oregon Nurses Association - http://oregonrn.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=173
Oregon Teamsters Local 206 - http://unionsforsinglepayerhr676.org/news_releases/2008-11-18
Pacific Green Party of Oregon - http://www.pacificgreens.org/cat-get-involved/contact-us/
Painters Local 10 - http://www.unions.org/home/v-20104-37-IUPAT-.htm
State Council of Machinists (IAM) - http://www.iamdl24.org/
Health Care Not Health Insurance Is The Most Important Public Policy Issue Affecting The Lives Of Every Oregonian/American.
I am 63 years old, own a home, own a business, seriously practice organic gardening, require time with my spouse and have no interest in pursuing a legislative career. What I do have is 34 years of experience as a political activist, no fear of corporate lobbyists and elected officials, a demonstrated passion for democratic due process, government transparency and accountability and a Single Payer health care solution to Oregon's/America's moral and economic health care crisis.
The Oregon legislature MUST have at least one champion for Single Payer. That champion is Richard Ellmyer. Act NOW.
Richard Ellmyer
FYI
February 8, 2009
Dear House Speaker Hunt and Senate President Courtney Et. Al.:
The current legislative debate over health care reform in our state does not include our view that the profit oriented private health insurance industry must not be the model upon which a solution to Oregon's moral and economic health care crisis should be based and that Oregon elected officials - public employees - voters and taxpayers must have EQUAL ACCESS to the SAME LEVEL of health care NOT a perpetuation of our current multitiered health insurance CLASS system.
We request that you find a place holder bill in each chamber which would substitute in its entirety the language of the Oregon Community Health Care Bill (see attached) so that an alternative choice may be discussed and debated this session. The Oregon Community Health Care Bill is the only current fully formed piece of proposed legislation which supports our vision of health care reform. We would welcome others that also meet our requirements.
Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely,
Richard Ellmyer - Oregon Community Health Care Bill author 2007
Sam Adams - Portland City Council 2007
Jeff Cogen - Multnomah County Commissioner 2007
Edwars "Chip" Enbody - Hubbard City Council 2007
Darrell Flood - Mayor of Lafayette 2007
Bill Hall - Lincoln County Commissioner 2007
Jim Needham - Mollala City Council 2007
Michelle Ripple - Wilsonville City Council 2007
Mary Schamehorn - Mayor of Bandon 2007
Pete Sorenson - Lane County Commissioner 2007
John Frohnmayer - Former candidate for US Senate 2008
Tim Grimes - Staton City Council 2008
David P. Trott - Mayor City of Umatilla 2008
Bill Dwyer - Lane County Commissioner 2008
Dan K. Cummings - Ontario City Council President 2008
Mark Camra - Toledo City Councilor 2009
Don Porter - Mayor of Long Creek 2009
Thomas Bradley - Long Creek City Council 2009
Fred Drake - Long Creek City Council 2009
Alvin Hunt - Long Creek City Council 2009
[Copies of this letter were sent to all members of the 2009 Oregon Legislature]