Union Thug Call To Action

From the Huffington Post:

“Every American has the inalienable right to participate in our democratic process. Our politics is passionate, heartfelt and often loud -- as was the founding of our nation. But that is not what the corporate-funded mobs are engaging in when they show up to disrupt town halls held by members of Congress.

“Major health care reform is closer than ever to passage and it is no secret that special interests want to weaken or block it. These mobs are not there to participate. As their own strategy memo states, they have been sent by their corporate and lobbyist bankrollers to disrupt, heckle and block meaningful debate. This is a desperation move, meant to slow the momentum for change.

“Mob rule is not democracy. People have a democratic right to express themselves and our elected leaders have a right to hear from their constituents -- not organized thugs whose sole purpose is to shut down the conversation and attempt to scare our leaders into inaction

“We call on the insurance companies, the lobbyists and the Republican leaders who are cheering them on to halt these 'Brooks Brothers Riot' tactics. Health care is a crucial issue and everyone - on all sides of the issue - deserves to be heard.”

Ok, let’s dissect this a bit.

“Every American has the inalienable right to participate in our democratic process.” We are not a democracy nor were we ever intended to be.

“But that is not what the corporate-funded mobs are engaging in when they show up to disrupt town halls held by members of Congress.” The so-called “mobs” are not corporate funded. They are, by-and-large, ordinary American citizens that are taking their time to ask questions, to voice their dissent to government healthcare.

“Major health care reform is closer than ever to passage and it is no secret that special interests want to weaken or block it.” It is also no secret that it is as you stated, “health care reform” not health insurance reform as we have been told. And yes, any reasonable citizen would want to block what you got out there now. Changes are needed, yes, but not the changes that are in the current proposed legislation!

“These mobs are not there to participate. As their own strategy memo states, they have been sent by their corporate and lobbyist bankrollers to disrupt, heckle and block meaningful debate.” We’ve been through this “corporate-funded mob” before. Are there corporate individuals, lobbyists and others that oppose this legislation? Yes. But the majority are ordinary folks with real concerns at the direction of our country.

“This is a desperation move, meant to slow the momentum for change.” Many are not opposed to the idea of change, we must know, however, what we are changing to. Now that we know more about the bill, we are opposed to what the Democrats want to change to, not the act of change itself.

“Mob rule is not democracy.” Mob rule is EXACTLY what a democracy is! The majority win. The larger your mob the better.