My thoughts on Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins' Town Hall Meeting last Tuesday (Summer 2009)
I was curious to see whether or not the anger observed last summer would continue this summer.
This summer, I think it is fair to say that the audience was not as angry, yielding to more reasoned expressions on various topics.
Border control was an issue shared by many attendees. One speaker observed…”we cannot claim (or define) our borders if we cannot defend our borders”.
Our $13 trillion debt is another concern shared by most of the audience as this is about the amount of our National GDP!
One particularly interesting issue was career politicians. These folks appeared favorable to term limits. Take note politicians of both parties!
A WWII Vet told us that his generation was not happy with the world it sees today and for which they had fought. That they did not go off to fight and die in unknown places so that their children and grandchildren could go off to fight in other unknown places.
I submitted that the fruit of our WWII victory enabled us to help the world recover from its devastation and defeat Communism, and questioned the need for, and wisdom of, continuing our global military super power posture.
Having introduced myself as a Democrat Precinct Volunteer, I must offer my appreciation for the courtesy and friendliness given to me by Congresswoman Jenkins as well as the audience in general.
Posted by Richard L MASON at 11:56 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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