Ryan says he won't do public town halls citing concerns over possible protests

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Ryan says he won't do public town halls citing concerns over possible protests

 By Julia Manchester - 07/07/17 04:20 PM EDT  


House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said on Friday he will not hold public town halls due to concerns over potential protestors coming in from outside districts.

“Aside from the obvious security concerns, what we have found is there are people who are trying to come in from out of the district to disrupt town hall meetings and not have a civil discussion, so what I have been doing is looking for new and creative ways to interact with my constituents in a civil way,” Ryan said, speaking at a Boy Scouts event in Wisconsin.

“That’s why I have done a number of telephone town hall meetings, which I find very effective as people don’t have to travel. I do office hours. I just did them this morning in Janesville. In addition, I am doing a lot of business ones,” the Speaker said.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/341033-ryan-says-he-wont-do-public-town-halls-citing-concerns-over-possible-protests

[Applewood]

Coward

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Smart move.  If the left is going to deliberately disrupt town halls to make a scene, then holding them simply plays into their hands.

[austingirl]

Ryan the RINO can cower behind the walls around his mansion that he shares with his dimocrap wife.

[Applewood]

Smart move.  If the left is going to deliberately disrupt town halls to make a scene, then holding them simply plays into their hands.

I think what he might fear more, or should fear more, are the voters to whom he and the rest of the pubies promised to repeal and replace Obamacare.  I know if I was his constituent, I'd be raising holy hell.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

A representative who hides from his own constituents?

What a vain and pompous ass if he thinks there is no solution other than to end meeting with them.

All he has to do is ensure all who enter the hall show their voter registration.

If they are in his district and they protest, that is their right to do so.

He deserves some of that anyway.

[INVAR]

I think what he might fear more, or should fear more, are the voters to whom he and the rest of the pubies promised to repeal and replace Obamacare.  I know if I was his constituent, I'd be raising holy hell.

Remember the Tea Party Town Halls?

That is what this treasonous bunch of Republican cowards loathe and fear more than Leftists doing their usual schtick.  I think the GOP told us that we needed to be 'punched in the nose' for demanding they do what they promised at those town hall meetings.

I think the GOP will just wall itself away from their voters for their high castles just like all members of the politburo do.

Maybe they will all sun themselves on closed-to-the-public beaches to show their contempt for us little people.

[Restored]

He's not hiding from his constituents.

He's hiding from the violent Democrat mobs. Democrats are looking for optics of outraged citizens who are standing up to murderous, dangerous Republicans.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

He's not hiding from his constituents.

He's hiding from the violent Democrat mobs. Democrats are looking for optics of outraged citizens who are standing up to murderous, dangerous Republicans.

he is hiding from his constituents.  He can restrict to only those on the voters roles in his district.