The shooting of Democratic
Congressman Gabrielle Giffords outside a Safeway supermarket in Tucson,
Arizona highlights a little-noticed aspect of life in today's Congress:
despite record numbers of threats and a toxic political environment,
most lawmakers are almost completely unprotected when they venture
outside the secure bubble of Capitol Hill
3 Comments in Response to Giffords shooting raises questions about security for lawmakers
Angry citizens are now translating into horrifying actions the Republican Hawks’ political reign of confrontational violence in solving the problems of the country. Criminalizing undocumented immigrants instead of legalizing them, so that as criminals, shooters like a bunch of outraged and armed citizens of Arizona can shoot them dead – just to give bent to their anger -- is yet for the terrified public to watch as part of the Hawks’ anti-immigration and depopulation agenda that would start to unravel in the next Republican Congress.
Would they be a lot safer perhaps if they followed the law? (Constitution) Lets get real I think JFK was thinking of modern politicians when he said:
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
Have they not close down most peaceful means for change?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/09/AR2011010904480.html
http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/members-focus-on-comity-safety-of-staff-and-family-20110109