Petition Tag - economic stimulus

We the people of the United States who support Barack Obama and the economic stimulus package hereby challenge each and every Republican congressman and congresswoman who voted against the stimulus package to return any and all federal monies given to their constituents because of the stimulus package....

And if you don't have the guts to do this and are just playing politics, then we demand that you cease and desist from standing in the way of progress, and let our President do what is necessary to get this country back on track!

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Request that Senator Arlen Specter resign from the Republican Party:

United States Senator Arlen Specter, Republican from Pennsylvania, was one of only three Republicans in both houses of congress to support the Democrats' Economic Stimulus Bill. Without the votes of those three republican senators, this bill, which wastefully spends an unprecedented $787 billion, could not have passed the senate. Senator Specter supported this bill in opposition to the distinctly expressed desires of his republican constituents. And, since January 2000, Sen. Specter has voted against the position of the GOP more than 600 times.

In addition to his support for the stimulus bill, Senator Specter has opposed the Republican Party on the following issues and more:

- The troop surge in Iraq

- The impeachment trial of President Clinton

- Restoring habeas corpus for suspected terrorists

- Lifting restrictions on stem cell research

- A constitutional amendment banning gay marriage

- "Card Check," a bill which would deny workers the right to a secret ballot regarding unionization

- Pro-life, anti-abortion legislation

Due to Senator Specter's repeated and harmful opposition to republican positions, it is necessary for the Republican National Committee to demand that Senator Specter resign his membership in the Republican Party.

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