Town hells?

As Democrat electeds return home to constituents angry about the pending socialized health care bill, the attitudes displayed by some is exasperating as noted by Investor's Business Daily:

... Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a Democrat from Texas, deserved the hostile reception given him at a town hall meeting in Austin. He has said that he will still support the Democrats' nationalized health care plans even if his constituents don't. [emphasis added]

Americans are angry ... and they are sounding off at their elected officials. Townhall meetings are turning into "town hells."

By now most have heard about Sunday's townhall in Philadelphia with Sen. Arlen Specter:

In one of the sharper exchanges, an angry crowd in Philadelphia hooted down Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter on Sunday when he explained "that we have to make judgments very fast" when considering large pieces of legislation such as the health care bill.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who shared the stage with Specter, also heard it from the group, which was obviously fed up with Washington's arrogance, from its habit of writing unmanageably lengthy legislation to its plans to force an ostensibly free people into a communal health care system.

Others around the country have been confronted by Americans with questions that are not being answered by their electeds, many who do not know the answers because they have not read the 1,000-page bill.

IBD says those who have not heard from voters yet can expect to do so. However, that is difficult if those electeds simply do not hold townhalls during their recess:

Those who haven't yet heard from their constituents should expect to. Encounters similar to what we have seen will only become more frequent as public irritation festers as the congressional holiday moves through August and into September.

Democrats are blaming insurance companies for organizing crowds to attend townhalls. That is an insult to the intelligence of hard-working constituents who know very well what is going on and want answers to their questions.

IBD concludes with this:

Polite discourse is always preferred, but when liberty is threatened by an aggressive government, civil dialogue is not enough. Voters need to exercise their right to press their representatives and influence legislation.

Lawmakers should not be allowed to hide behind claims that they are being accosted by rabble. If they're going to put a boot on people's necks, the people have the right to confront their oppressors.

Call your Congressmen and U.S. Senators and ask when they plan to have townhall meetings. If none are scheduled, you may want to suggest that they have one in your locality.