Although the vote is scheduled for Wednesday, Republican Senator Ted Cruz is taking the floor of the Senate and plans to talk and oppose the issue of "Obama care" until he can't stand anymore. The Republican Senators are saying that stopping the movement of Obama care is not going to help with the issue. The issue is what the GOP is going to do during the vote. Throughout the article it is pretty clear to the Democrats, who are for Obama care, say that the vote that is scheduled for Wednesday is still going to happen. Senator Cruz's address to the Senate is not technically a filibuster; therefore, can not stop the senate from the scheduled vote. Since President Obama was elected the issue of what we know as "Obama care" has been an ongoing debate throughout the legislative process, but can this issue really shut down the government on October 1st? The answer is yes. If there is no conclusion on Obama care with the vote their will be no budget, without a budget there is no government. The GOP has a message with the issue but, what will the party have to do in order to get their point across without shutting down the government. Is that even possible? In a bigger picture, the GOP is trying to figure out the golden road they can take without hurting the American people and their supporters. The GOP party is going to get blamed for some type of negative action either way. If they vote against Obama care, they are hurting the American people by shutting down the government. There is no doubt that if the government shuts down on October 1st the Republican party will be the first to blame. If the GOP tries to avoid the bad press and avoid shutting down the government and goes for Obama care, they will be going against their values and their party. Also, the GOP could potentially lose their conservative supporters. Is this issue really worth that? American's will be tuning in for the outcome of this significant issue and seeing whether or not the government will come to a conclusion.
Article: Cruz vows to speak against Obama care
Interesting article, I was not aware of the situation. You give a good analysis of the two choices that the GOP has open to them and how crucial it is to make the right choice for their party. Good Job.
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