Republicans fear for their safety as Obamacare protests grow

[Jimbo101]

Politico

Republicans fear for their safety as Obamacare protests grow

House Republicans during a closed-door meeting Tuesday discussed how to protect themselves and their staff from protesters storming town halls and offices in opposition to repealing Obamacare, sources in the room told POLITICO.

House GOP Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers invited Rep. David Reichert, a former police sheriff, to present lawmakers with protective measures they should have in place. Among the suggestions: having a physical exit strategy at town halls, or a backdoor in congressional offices to slip out of, in case demonstrations turn violent; having local police monitor town halls; replacing any glass office door entrances with heavy doors and deadbolts; and setting up intercoms to ensure those entering congressional offices are there for appointments, not to cause chaos.

[get the red out]

1. Death

How about just not sentencing thousands of Americans to death by taking their health care away? That might be a fucking plan!

[bdamomma]

8. again only the rich

are entitled. This may not work well for them, their are more of us than them. Thus do they feel so threatened they will law enforcement there, again this is their way of muzzling the people.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. As they should, the stupid bastards that they are.

I'm about ready to adopt a scorched earth policy towards all of them.

[bdamomma]

3. oh yes,

isn't this happening already, Repigs are running away from their constituents.....Keep them on the run.


They are afraid of the American people???? these are the same people who were elected by us to do our WORK. Damn them all.

This will continue to happen the American people will not be silent on this.

I am so upset with all this I can't get a sentence out properly.

[Big Blue Marble]

4. Headline should read:

Republican Congresspeople Turn To Fascistic Tactics To Avoid Their Constituents.

[Kber]

5. Oh FFS!

“For those of us who have children in grade school and that kind of thing, there’s a factor in all of this, saying: How far will the progressive movement go to try to intimidate us?”

Project much? On all of the message boards, action groups, etc, I have yet to see 1 suggestion that anyone should even confront their families, let alone harm their kids. It's just not out there.

And if they are really this worried about the mobs with pitchforks and torches, maybe they should spare a few moments to wondering what got people so riled up in the first place.

What snowflakes.

[sarcasmo]

6. Good.

Scare the shit out of these idiots.

[fleur-de-lisa]

7. "in case demonstrations turn violent" . . .

Oh FFS! The protests have been peaceful, except for a handful of organized thugs (Black Bloc assholes) at a few marches. These republican chicken shits will use any excuse to drum up fear.

[Kber]

9. and to avoid facing up to the consequences their policies will have for real people

[bdamomma]

10. these organized thugs

could be paid by Bannon to make us look bad.

[AgadorSparticus]

12. They are HOPING it turns violent. Then they can talk about something

Other than the fact that they actually don't have a plan to replace it yet.

[gratuitous]

11. Dear Republican Scaredy-Cats

We're just standing our ground.

Sincerely,
The American People

[wordpix]

13. or this: keep the ACA & fix the problems, "keep and fix"

[Me.]

14. Their Biggest Mistake Is In Thinking

Only progressives care about the ACA

[crazycatlady]

15. Do they not remember what happened to Democrats?

IIRC a few had their offices vandalized.

Then less than a year later, there was an asassination attempt on Gabby Giffords.

[meow2u3]

16. Effin' sniveling cowards!

Too afraid to face the consequences of their own actions, huh? What a bunch of pusillanimous punks!

[SamKnause]

17. Good.

Evil fuckers.

[Lifelong Protester]

18. Mess with the bull you get the horns!

[Crunchy Frog]

19. Not as bad as the Tea Baggers at our townhalls a few years ago.

What a bunch of wusses.