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Originally Posted by aceventura3
If a meeting is fraudulent does it deserve to be shouted down?
If you engaged in a common populist method to non-violently protest a public fraud that is being attempted by the powers that be in government would you be embarrassed by it?
If Nixon was having a town hall meeting on the subject of Vietnam and you thought the point was to promote untruths about the war what would you do? What if it were Bush on any subject, you think he lied about - would you do something anything to let your voice be heard?
Isn't protest a part of our Democracy?
Isn't it true that for the masses to exercise political power between elections they have to use an "outdoor voice" (I learned that when my son started kindergarten, as opposed to an "indoor voice", I guess they learn stuff like that in teacher school)?
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So town hall meetings are fraudulent if a member of Congress would like to explain the legislative proposals and his/her position to constituents and seek their input in a constructive manner?
Protest is absolutely acceptable. "Outdoor voices" are acceptable.
Screaming "socialism" and "death panels pulling the plug on granny" or "government control of our medical decisions in a Hitlerite fashion" should be an embarrassment to anyone interested in an honest and open dialogue on the issue.