Republicans fear for their safety as Obamacare protests grow

[mystery-ak]

Republicans fear for their safety as Obamacare protests grow

At a closed-door meeting, House lawmakers discuss strategies to counter potential violence.

By Rachael Bade

02/07/17 11:49 AM EST

Updated 02/07/17 12:22 PM EST


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.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/republicans-obamacare-protests-safety-234733

[truth_seeker]

The political left are out of ideas, and have only emotion and violence at hand.

[skeeter]

Obamacare is the single best example of a law benefiting a few at the expense of many more. These protests are fabricated bullsh*t and whomever is sponsoring them needs to be held legally accountable for anything that results.

[Frank Cannon]

It should be noted that a lot of these GOP Reps are in fairly red districts. All hell will reign down on these protesters if they try something stupid.

[r9etb]

I hesitate to say this, but I think it will continue to escalate until there is push-back (return violence). The left has been whipped into a frenzy, and they will continue to poke the bear until the bear responds. Of course, once this happens, the media will suddenly take interest and the narrative will be how violent and awful the right is.

Yes, that's the whole idea.

[uglybiker]

@mystery-ak

They truly believe they are battling "the dark side" (her words).

Did you tell her that calling it the dark side is racist?

[geronl]

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...

 

These protesters are dumb if they think the GOP actually plans to do that.